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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 15 p.p.m. +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 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 > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 5-25 W 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 600 mA 400-600 mA
TX 6.5 A 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DCL ?
Accessories ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN KENWOOD-TM-003530A ALINCO-DR-000735E