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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps ? ? 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 80-15 m 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations FM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% THD ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 80-15 m 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations FM   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 2 W, Low: 0.4 W 50~60 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 40-100Ω 50Ω
Other - - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. 9.6-15.6V DC Mains or 12 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 45 mA ? 600 mA max
TX Max 700 mA ? 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 197x in Japan Between 1966 and 1970 Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
295 × 127 × 241 mm
(11.61 × 5.00 × 9.49 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002200GII SBE-SB-000034 KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II