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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
- 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? 15 / 25 / 50 / 100W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 141 × 39 × 183 mm
(5.55 × 1.54 × 7.20 in)
452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
?
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Built-in cassette recorder Large LCD
Internal and external antenna tuner options
Data Communications capable up to 300 bps AFSK / FSK
Optional Selective Call System (with optional KPE-1)
VOX capability
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000201A SONY-CRF-000330K KENWOOD-TRC-000080