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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
25-54 / 108-174 / 225-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   P25   AM  
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)
0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
19 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion (PLL) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
- 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W ? 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 66 × 168 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.61 × 1.57 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with batteries 210 gr (7.4 oz) without accessories and batteries 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
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)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002500 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000018 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-000300