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VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? better than ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 25 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 30-50 / 152-174 MHz 108-520 / 700-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD - 140-150 MHz)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD - 420-470 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL and VFO Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFT455F2
? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW @ 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output 1 W ? High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6-16V DC 12V DC or mains Nominal: 7.2V DC (battery pack), 6-16V DC (external)
Current RX 45 mA ? 45-125 mA
TX 450 mA - Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions 122 × 51 × 175 mm
(4.80 × 2.01 × 6.89 in)
? 58 × 109 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.29 × 1.18 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 10*NiCd included ? 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Illuminated dial PLL: SM5104GA Seperate Tuning Knobs for VHF-HI & VHF-LO Alpha-tags. CTCSS & DCS. WIRES II. ARTS. Emergency Automatic ID (EAI).
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002300 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000002B YAESU-FT-000060R