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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Amateur Base Station Antenna tuner

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m 0.1–824 / 851–867 / 896–1310 (USA)
0.1–30 / 50.2–51.2 / 87.5–108 / 144–146 /
430–440 / 1240–1300 (France)
0.1–1310 MHz (Other regions)
1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? FM (1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
1.625–4.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.25 μV typical
30.000–117.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
118.000–246.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
247.000–469.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
470.000–832.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
833.000–1029.995 MHz 0.28 μV typical
1030.000–1309.995 MHz 0.35 μV typical
W-FM (1 kHz/52.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
76.000–108.000 MHz 1.1 μV typical
175.000–221.995 MHz 1.1 μV typical
470.000–770.000 MHz 1.8 μV typical
AM (1 kHz/30% MOD.; 10 dB S/N)
0.495–4.995 MHz 1.3 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.89 μV typical
118.000–136.000 MHz 0.63 μV typical
222.000–246.995 MHz 0.63 μV typical
247.000–329.995 MHz 0.79 μV typical
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Selectivity ? AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz (FM/AM), 19.95 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (FM/AM), 750 kHz (W-FM)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in telescopic SMA + Built-in ferrite bar SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA 12-14 V DC
Current RX ? 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max) 2 A
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2025 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
290 × 78 × 243 mm
(11.42 × 3.07 × 9.57 in)
Weight ? 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 16000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-001200 ICOM-IC-R000006 MAT-TUNER-MAT-001500PROII