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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±2.5 p.p.m. (-20 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
? +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4×LR6 6V DC or 4LR6
Current RX 1 A ? ?
TX 13 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1993 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
66 × 151 × 37 mm
(2.60 × 5.94 × 1.46 in)
62 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.44 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) Batteries not included 224 gr (7.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000271A 20-305 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000079