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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 1.8-30 MHz 25-88 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFT455F2
1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 490 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 1.8-30 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 1 W 2-100 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.6-16V DC 13.8V DC 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA NiMH or Alkaline batteries) or 6 V DC external
Current RX 45 mA ? 110-310 mA
TX 450 mA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 198x Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 122 × 51 × 175 mm
(4.80 × 2.01 × 6.89 in)
? 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 10*NiCd included ? 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Illuminated dial PLL: SM5104GA ? "Close Call" RF capture
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002300 KENWOOD-TRC-000070 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000093XLT