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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
0.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
1.8-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 15 / 25 / 50 / 100W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions 141 × 39 × 183 mm
(5.55 × 1.54 × 7.20 in)
? 159 × 54 × 219 mm
(6.26 × 2.13 × 8.62 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Large LCD
Internal and external antenna tuner options
Data Communications capable up to 300 bps AFSK / FSK
Optional Selective Call System (with optional KPE-1)
VOX capability
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000201A KENWOOD-TRC-000080 COBRA-000025-LX