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HF Receiver
Portable VHF-FM Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.17-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? (FM: 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation):
29–54 MHz: 0.4 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
406–512 MHz: 0.6 µV
806–956 MHz: 0.6 µV
Selectivity ? ? ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±17 kHz (–50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz
455 kHz
10.85 MHz, 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 700 mW 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 10.4-15.2V DC 6 V DC (4×AA Batteries) or Adapter
Current RX ? 55 mA 45-125 mA
TX - Max 420 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
68.5 × 162 × 39 mm
(2.70 × 6.38 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000300 KENWOOD-TR-002200G 20-511