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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit
Tuning steps 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on region 0.001-10.000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.000-148.995 MHz (Asia)
144.000-148.995 MHz (Europe)
0.01-60 MHz 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version)
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Preamp off: 1.3 µV
Preamp on: 0.3 µV
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
Selectivity ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
CW 500/640 (–6 to 60 dB)
SSB 2.39/2.54 (–6 to 60 dB)
AM 6.6/6.74 (–6 to 60 dB)
AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
Filters ? Software defined 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability
Receiver system Double superheterodyne Direct conversion, low IF DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz)
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz 1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB 160-10m: 96dB or better6m: 71 dB or better ?
Audio output ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.000-148.995 MHz (Asia)
144.000-148.995 MHz (Europe)
160-6m -
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 3 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±10% 10.7-16 V DC
Current RX ? 1.5A 2 A
TX ? 25A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
311 × 44 × 311 mm
(12.24 × 1.73 × 12.24 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 4.08 kg (9.0 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? SDR (Software Defined Radio) CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002025 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-003000 AOR-AR-005001D