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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Station Control
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz after 30-minute warmup ?
Tuning steps ? N/A ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 2-30MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz ? -
Modulations FM   All mode   -
RF-output 1 W 200 / 2000 W ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + RCA (Tulip) Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 52 (unbalanced)Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC None Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX 38 mA - 15 W
TX 420 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan
Dimensions 135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
275 × 190 × 300 mm
(10.83 × 7.48 × 11.81 in)
?
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included 3.85 kg (8.5 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002200 COLLINS-000312B-4/5 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400