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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transverter
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 28.0-29.7 <- 144-145.7 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.1 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 28.0-29.7 -> 144-145.7 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 0.1 / 1 / 10 W SSB/CW: 16 W 5 / 85 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC 12-16 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1 A
TX 2.5 A max ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in discontinued in the early seventies Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 168 × 153 × 336 mm
(6.61 × 6.02 × 13.23 in)
164 × 44 × 184 mm
(6.46 × 1.73 × 7.24 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in speaker CTCSS / PL
DCS
2-tone
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-000144-10LA KENWOOD-TV-000502 ALINCO-DR-B000185