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

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 25.615-32.990 MHz 25 MHz - 1.3 GHz (excluding UHF-TV and Cellular)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 25.615-32.990 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW 45 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC ? 11-16.6V DC
Current RX Max 55 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x (early nineties) Between 200x and 200x Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
197 × 57 × 273 mm
(7.76 × 2.24 × 10.75 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna, and handstrap 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 320 channels in 1 bank(s) 25000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
TrunkTracker V - APCO 25 Phase 1, Phase 2, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS and LTR trunked systems
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
S.A.M.E. weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000026E MAGNUM-S-000006 ZUN-BCD996P2