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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ±2.5 p.p.m. (-20 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 405-512 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? From 14 MHz up: low
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion, all tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC Mains
Current RX 1 A ? ?
TX 13 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
240 × 62 × 180 mm
(9.45 × 2.44 × 7.09 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 740 gr (1.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Direct frequency entry
Telescopic antenna
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000271A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000175XL GONSET-GR-000212