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

General

HAM bands 1.25m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability less than 10 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz + VXO

Receiver

RX-range 215-230 MHz VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 or 420-520 or 403-470 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.2 µV (12dB SINAD) 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity < 12 kHz (-6 dB)
< 24 kHz (-60 dB)
12.5 / 25 kHz 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? 1st: 28 MHz
2nd: 7.8 MHz
Image rejection ? 60dB ?
Audio output 2 W 500mW @ <5% THD 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 or 420-520 or 403-470 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 7.4 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? ?
TX Max 6.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
220 × 70 × 250 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 9.84 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 214 gr (7.6 oz) with antenna and battery 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 199 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Flashlight
ANI (Caller ID)
VXO
Accessories ? ? LSB unit
Preamp
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000331A WOUXUN-KG-000816 BELCOM-LINER-000002DX