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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12-16 V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? ?
TX Max 11 A 295 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 61 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? • Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000261A KENWOOD-TS-000530S WHISTLER-TRX-000002