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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Better than ± 0.002% ? -
Tuning steps 10 kHz 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz -

Receiver

RX-range 144.000-148.995 MHz 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 160-6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   All mode  
Sensitivity < 1 µV input for 30 dB S/N 0.5-30 MHz, AM: 3 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF low, N-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
140-150 MHz, FM: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz, FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity 8 kHz @ -6 dB
16 kHz @ -70 dB
AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
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Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144.000-145.995 MHz (European version)
144.000-148.995 MHz (US version)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
160-6 m
Modulations FM   FM   All mode  
RF-output High: 15 W, Low: 2 W 2m/70cm High: 5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3 W, 220 MHz High: 1.5 W, Low3: 1 W, Low2: 0.5 W, Low1: 0.2 W 1 kW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) None
Current RX 400-550 mA 20-150 mA -
TX 1.25-2.5 A Max 1.8 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2005 and 200x Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 4 channels/second 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha-tags. CTCSS/DCS, DTMF, ARTS. Built-in temperature sensor and optional barometric pressure sensor (SU-1). WIRES-compatible. CW training feature. Password protection. Waterproof/submersible -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN KDK-FM-002016AE YAESU-VX-000006R HEATHKIT-HM-000015