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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
? 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
160-10 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   D-STAR   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 2 W, Low: ? mW 2 kW PEP SSB, 1 kW CW/RTTY (input power) 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12-16V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 200-450 mA
TX ? 15 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002400 KENWOOD-TL-000922 ICOM-ID-000031E-PLUS