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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.2-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 15 W, Low: 1 W ? High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/1000Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 11-16V DC
Current RX 330-450 mA ? 0.7 A
TX 1.1-3.2 A - Max 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
150 × 50 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.87 in)
Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 2 channels/second None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 12hr clock and timer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002015R KENWOOD-R-001000 KENWOOD-TW-004100E