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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 20-80 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
Selectivity ? ? 4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Requires headphones or external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains (220 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 16 W
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 197 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.76 in)
? 483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) ? 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features DCS ? ?
Accessories ? ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000211E LAFAYETTE-HA-000303 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1