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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 kHz Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   SSB   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W 12 W 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8.4V DC +/- 25% ? 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 200-450 mA
TX 400-800 mA ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 66 × 168 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.61 × 1.57 in)
? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with batteries ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) 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-002500 GALAXY-DX-000959 ICOM-ID-000031E-PLUS