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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5ppm
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 136-174 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD, between 144-148 MHz) Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF)
Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double Super Heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 3.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.3 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-9V DC (PB-43N or BT-14 battery packs) 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.4-0.8 A 30-130 mA 1 A max
TX Max 3 A Max 2 A 11.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore
Dimensions 163 × 73 × 260 mm
(6.42 × 2.87 × 10.24 in)
58 × 120 × 39 mm
(2.28 × 4.72 × 1.54 in)
140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 259 gr (9.1 oz) with BT-14 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 2 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? APRS
Auto repeater offset
Band scope
Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6
DTMF hand mic
DX-info
Dual display
PBBS
Packet 1200/9600 TNC
Remote head
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000750 KENWOOD-TH-000255A KENWOOD-TM-D000700E