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Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ± 15 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5-45 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX 600 mA ? 300 mA
TX 9.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
? 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DCL ? Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-002550E KENWOOD-TR-009130 LOWE-SRX-000100