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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability 10ppm over operating temp range ? ?
Tuning steps 10 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50.500–51.990 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity <0.25mV for 12dB SINAD ? 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.1 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 90 dB ? 65 dB
Audio output 2W ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 50.500–51.990 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 1.5-5 / 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 30 / 30 mW 5 / 85 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-16V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? Max 80 mA 1 A
TX 4 A max Max 1.8 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 20xx in Great Britain Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
56 × 1295 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 50.98 × 9.65 in)
164 × 44 × 184 mm
(6.46 × 1.73 × 7.24 in)
Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 120 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS programmable on repeater channels
REPEATER SHIFT (500kHz)
Twin RX CTCSS / PL
DCS
2-tone
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AKD-006001 KENWOOD-TH-000079E ALINCO-DR-B000185