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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
136-174 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 70 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.7 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
144-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W High: 45 W, Low: 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8.4V DC +/- 25% 13.8V DC +/- 15 % 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 400-800 mA 4-8 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1998 and 20xx Between 1994 and 199x
Dimensions 66 × 168 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.61 × 1.57 in)
142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
265 × 84 × 188 mm
(10.43 × 3.31 × 7.40 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with batteries ? 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS and DTMF Auto-store
Auto-sort
Rotary control
Tape control
Weather alert
Channel count
Optional CTCSS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002500 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000242 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000890XLT