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

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 142-170 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM : 0.5V (S/N 10db)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 60 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) 3.68v Internal (3 x AA nicads), 12v dc external
Current RX 400 mA ? ?
TX 9.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 179 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.05 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
58 × 127 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.00 × 1.42 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) 207 gr (7.3 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC-controllable (Serial DB9) ?
Accessories ? AC-E60HG AC adapter ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000221E SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC YUPITERU-VT-000150