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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 3 W 15 / 25 / 50 / 100W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 300 mA ?
TX Max 5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 174 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 6.85 in)
?
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Large LCD
Internal and external antenna tuner options
Data Communications capable up to 300 bps AFSK / FSK
Optional Selective Call System (with optional KPE-1)
VOX capability
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000230R KENWOOD-TRC-000080