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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability Better than ± 0.002% better than ±2 ppm ?
Tuning steps 10 kHz 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144.000-148.995 MHz 1.6-29.999 MHz 520 kHz - 30 MHz / 86-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity < 1 µV input for 30 dB S/N 1 µV for S/N > 10 dB ?
Selectivity 8 kHz @ -6 dB
16 kHz @ -70 dB
SSB: 2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-40 dB)
AM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-55 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? PLL
IF-freqs. 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 10% THD ? 4″ Speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144.000-145.995 MHz (European version)
144.000-148.995 MHz (US version)
1.6-29.999 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 15 W, Low: 2 W 5/20 W (PEP) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC + Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 24V DC (operates down to 12V DC) Mains / 6 V DC / 4 AAA cells
Current RX 400-550 mA 250 mA ?
TX 1.25-2.5 A 4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Great Britain Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
366 × 116 × 275 mm
(14.41 × 4.57 × 10.83 in)
450 × 250 × 230 mm
(17.72 × 9.84 × 9.06 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) in basic configuration 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 4 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002016AE RACAL-TRA-000931 TECSUN-S-002000