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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 2400-2450 MHz 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 2400-2450 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 13.8V DC 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX Max 700 mA ? 90-290 mA
TX Max 11 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in China
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
? 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Triple RX Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000231E KENWOOD-TM-002400 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT