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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±1 p.p.m. (0 - 50 °C)
Tuning steps Channelized ? 10 Hz increments between 100 Hz and 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 25 MHz - 3 GHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 25-225 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
**225-1700 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1.7-2.7 GHz
N-FM: 0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
2.7-3.0GHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? N-FM +/-10 kHz 60 dB
AM/S-FM +/-6 kHz 60 dB
W-FM +/-180 kHz 60 dB
Filters ? ? 6 kHz, 15 kHz, 300 kHz
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 255.3 / 744.3 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 180mW max 2W (8 Ohm) max.@ 10% distortion (no internal speaker!)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 0.1 / 1 / 10 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC 4.8V DC 12 - 16V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX 2.5 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in discontinued in the early seventies Between 1995 and 199x Between 2006 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
203 × 30 × 228 mm
(7.99 × 1.18 × 8.98 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS-232 and USB computer interface (19200 bps)
10.7 MHz IF OUT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-000144-10LA UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000230XLT AOR-SR-002200