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VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz 50 Hz - 1000 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-2036 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? 100kHz - 2.5MHz
SSB/CW: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.20 µV (10dB S/N)
2.5MHz - 1.8GHz
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
1.8GHz - 2.0GHz
SSB/CW: 0.75 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 1.25 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 3.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz/-6dB, 4.5 kHz/-60db (USB/LSB/CW)
12 kHz/-6dB, 25 kHz/-70dB (AM/N-FM)
180 kHz/-6dB, 800 kHz/-50dB (W-FM)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple / Quadruple (W-FM) conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFT455F2
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.7 W into 8 ohm with 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output 1 W ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6-16V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 45 mA ? ?
TX 450 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 1989 and 199x Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions 122 × 51 × 175 mm
(4.80 × 2.01 × 6.89 in)
138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
159 × 54 × 219 mm
(6.26 × 2.13 × 8.62 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 10*NiCd included 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Illuminated dial PLL: SM5104GA RS232 port ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002300 AOR-AR-003000AB COBRA-000025-LX-LCD