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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 15 / 12.5 / 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 350–400MHz
400–470MHz
450–512MHz
450–520MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 μV typ. (Analog 12dB SINAD)
0.18 μV typ. (Digital 5% BER)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 4 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 350–400MHz
400–470MHz
450–512MHz
450–520MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 1 W Max 100/100 W 4.5 / 25 / 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 38 mA ? 1.2 A max
TX 420 mA ? 11 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
150 × 40 × 168 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.61 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 128 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? DSP MIL STD 810 -C, -D and -E.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002200 KENWOOD-TS-000570S ICOM-IC-F006220D