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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 25-512 / 758-824 / 850-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   FM  
Sensitivity ? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB
Selectivity ? ? 6 dB BW: 32 kHz minimum
60 dB BW: 100 kHz maximum
70 dB BW: 120 kHz maximum
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD) 4 mW across 1000 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: Max 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ? 1.6-4.0 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3-16V DC 11-16.6V DC 12.5 + 2.5V DC (BA-4386/U, BA-398/U or BA-55984 or a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery cassette)
Current RX 11-100 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.7 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 1840 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000215E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996XT MILITARY-AN/PRC-000770