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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
0.3-30 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 225-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? AM 25-27.995 MHz:
4 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other bands and modulations:
7 kHz (-6 dB), 13 kHz (-50 dB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion (PLL)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8.4V DC +/- 25% ? 4.8 ~ 6 V DC 5 V through USB
Current RX ? ? 120 mA typical
TX 400-800 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1938 and 1945 in USA Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 66 × 168 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.61 × 1.57 in)
? 67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with batteries ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) without accessories and batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
Spectrum sweeper
2 GB MicroSD memory card (preloaded)
About 8 million memory channels (limited only by SD card capacity)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002500 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000100A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000018