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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (30 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ± 6 kHz (- 6 dB)
± 12 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 2.5/0.3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 5.5-13V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? 20-100 mA
TX Max 11 A 4-13 A 700 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
65 × 153 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.34 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX PLL with thumbwheels. VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000251E KENWOOD-TM-V000071E YAESU-FT-000203R