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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Military Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
1.6-12 MHz 38-55 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? 75 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system ? superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
1.6-12 MHz 38-55 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W 3/15 W 0.9 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8.4V DC +/- 25% 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC, batteries Battery pack
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 400-800 mA ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany Between 195x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 66 × 168 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.61 × 1.57 in)
374 × 110 × 390 mm
(14.72 × 4.33 × 15.35 in)
265 × 77 × 470 mm
(10.43 × 3.03 × 18.50 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with batteries 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 8.42 kg (18.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Portable

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002500 RFT-SEG-000015 MILITARY-RT-000176-/-PRC-10