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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 420-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 1 W ? 5 W max

Connections

Antenna - BNC SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 38 mA 15-95 mA 200-450 mA
TX 420 mA - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included 195 gr (6.9 oz) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002200 YAESU-VR-000120 ICOM-ID-000031A