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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 144-148 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 144-148 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 100 W High: 15 W, Low: 1 W 150 mW / 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd)
Current RX ? 330-450 mA 60 mA (24V)
TX ? 1.1-3.2 A 240 mA (24V)

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Korea Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in Germany
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) ? 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 2 channels/second 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000003DP KDK-FM-002015R MILITARY-SEM-000035