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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? better than ±2 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz (US-version) 1.6-29.999 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV for S/N > 10 dB
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-40 dB)
AM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 1.6-29.999 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W ? 5/20 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC Mains or 12V DC 24V DC (operates down to 12V DC)
Current RX Max 700 mA 12 W / 6 W 250 mA
TX Max 11 A - 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
? 366 × 116 × 275 mm
(14.41 × 4.57 × 10.83 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) in basic configuration
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000231E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000048 RACAL-TRA-000931