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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 6 XTAL channels for Rx and Tx ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 10 W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12.6-16 V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains
Current RX ? 0.5-0.9 A ?
TX ? 3-9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 210 × 70 × 251 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.88 in)
175 × 64 × 220 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.66 in)
452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 6 channels in bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tone burst encoder optional ? Built-in cassette recorder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000202 KENWOOD-TR-007950 SONY-CRF-000330K