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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on region ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.000-148.995 MHz (Asia)
144.000-148.995 MHz (Europe)
0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? 500 Hz / 2.7 kHz roofing filters 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Double superheterodyne DSP Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 450 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 143.000-148.995 MHz (Asia)
144.000-148.995 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 3 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx in Singapore Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
? ?
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Duo color LCD (amber/green)
Antenna tuner
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002025 KENWOOD-TS-000590 EDDYSTONE-000730/7