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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Better than ± 0.002% ? 0.001%
Tuning steps 10 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144.000-148.995 MHz 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA) 24-32 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 1 µV input for 30 dB S/N 30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 µV
AM / CW: 0.5 µV for 10 dB SINAD
FM: 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
SSB: 0.15 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity 8 kHz @ -6 dB
16 kHz @ -70 dB
10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Doulbe conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output 1.5 W @ 10% THD 1.2 W nominal 2.5 Watts @ 10% THD into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144.000-145.995 MHz (European version)
144.000-148.995 MHz (US version)
- 24-32 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 15 W, Low: 2 W ? AM/FM/CW: 50 W, SSB: 150 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 400-550 mA ? ?
TX 1.25-2.5 A - 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
178 × 98 × 23 mm
(7.01 × 3.86 × 0.91 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 4 channels/second 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002016AE 20-402 RANGER-RCI-002970DX