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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 1 ppm
Tuning steps ? Channelized 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.855 MHz 2-29.9999 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.7 µV for 10 dB SINAD
AM: 3 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 75 dB
Audio output ? ? 20 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.855 MHz 2-29.9999 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 1 W 5 W 20 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 20-32V DC
Current RX 38 mA ? ?
TX 420 mA ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1976 and 19xx in by Hughes and Tadiran
Dimensions 135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
? 31.75 × 26.67 × 6.66 mm
(1.25 × 1.05 × 0.26 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included ? 6.36 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features ? AM/FM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002200 COMMTRON-VIII MILITARY-AN/PRC-000140