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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 Hz +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.01 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.49-29.999 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? > 60db at –1 kHz FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 1.605-29.999 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 1 W 150 W 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11.6-15.6 V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 38 mA 1.5 A max 400-600 mA
TX 420 mA 22 A max 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 1996 and 20xx in USA Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 1176 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
?
Accessories ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner EJ-47U DV option
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002200 SEA-000235 ALINCO-DR-000735E