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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? 5-54 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
108-137 MHz: 0.4 uV
137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 40 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX ? 170 mA
TX Max 13 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 216 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.50 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 10000 channels in 200 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. Detachable front panel Object oriented memory
Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
SAME/FIPS weather alert
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL + DCS
MicroSD card
Discriminator output
Audio recorder
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000255E WHISTLER-WS001080