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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  None  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Fixed channels ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
VHF-LO 30-50 MHz
VHF-HI 148-174 MHz
10-160 m
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (20 dB quieting) ?
Selectivity ? 18 kHz (-6 dB)
34 kHz (-50 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
- 10-160 m
Modulations FM   - FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50-75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1992 and 1996 in USA
Dimensions 141 × 39 × 183 mm
(5.55 × 1.54 × 7.20 in)
273 × 83 × 254 mm
(10.75 × 3.27 × 10.00 in)
?
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP. RS-232C. Full QSK. Built-in keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000201A 20-121 TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-(000563)