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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on region HF: 1, MW: 9 / 10, FM: 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.000-148.995 MHz (Asia)
144.000-148.995 MHz (Europe)
3700-21950 kHz in 12 bands (with gaps)
76-108 MHz
150-8000 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.000-148.995 MHz (Asia)
144.000-148.995 MHz (Europe)
- -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 3 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries
Current RX ? ? 100-300 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1993 and 1996 in Japan Between 1964 and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
169 × 112 × 35 mm
(6.65 × 4.41 × 1.38 in)
335 × 220 × 150 mm
(13.19 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 15 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Sleep timer
Local-DX switch
Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002025 SONY-ICF-SW000030 SAILOR-000046TD