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VHF Transceiver
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Portable Commercial Analog Two-way Radio

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ±2.5ppm
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 400-470MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
≤-123dB(12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ≥60dB(width)/ 55dB(narrow)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 400-470MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50ΩΩ
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (with PS-510) ?
Current RX ? 180 W max ?
TX ? 315 W max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
61 × 37 × 132 mm
(2.40 × 1.46 × 5.20 in)
Weight ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 242 gr (8.5 oz) including battery pack
Form factor Unknown Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Switchable Power
Squelch Levels(0-9)
Time-out Timer(TOT)
Channel Prompt
QT/DQT
Low Battery Alert
BCL
VOX
Accessories ? ? Antenna
Battery
Charger
Belt Clip
Hand Strap
MPN KENWOOD-TR-009130 KENWOOD-TS-000510 BELFONE-BF-007110