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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz SW: 16, 19, 22, 25, 31, 41, 49 m /
87-108 MHz
0.55-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? From 14 MHz up: low
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion, all tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Internal Ni-MH battery, 3×AA cells, AC adapter or dynamo crank. Mains
Current RX Max 600 mA ? ?
TX Max 11 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
168 × 155 × 64 mm
(6.61 × 6.10 × 2.52 in)
?
Weight ? 539 gr (1.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000241E ETÓN-FR000250 GONSET-GR-000212