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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 15 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.02 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-2600 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 10.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 2.5 µV
4-30 MHz: 1.1 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.45 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-2000 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 4.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 0.6 µV
4-30 MHz: 0.3 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.3 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion 1W 250 mW, 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 5-45 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/450Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.5V 15 % 6V DC (6AA), 4.8V DC (4AA NiCd), 12V DC (ext)
Current RX 600 mA Max 0.7 A ?
TX 9.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
180 × 70 × 203 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 7.99 in)
70 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.76 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DCL Real-time band-scope
World clock
NB
VCS
Alpha tags
DSP (DSP-1)
Voice synthesizer (FVS-1A)
Voice recording (DVS-4) options
CAT interface
7 programmed WX channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-002550E YAESU-VR-005000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000060XLT