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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ± 15 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ? 200 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5-45 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC 2.4-3V DC (2×R6/AA)
Current RX 600 mA ? ?
TX 9.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
? 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) ? 325 gr (11.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DCL ? Alpha-tags
Attenuator
CTCSS / DCS
Close call
Limit search
PC programmable
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
SAME weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-002550E KENWOOD-TR-009130 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000230