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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±1 p.p.m. (0 - 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz 10 Hz increments between 100 Hz and 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 50-50.5 MHz 25 MHz - 3 GHz
Modulations FM   SSB   AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 25-225 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
**225-1700 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1.7-2.7 GHz
N-FM: 0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
2.7-3.0GHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? N-FM +/-10 kHz 60 dB
AM/S-FM +/-6 kHz 60 dB
W-FM +/-180 kHz 60 dB
Filters ? ? 6 kHz, 15 kHz, 300 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 255.3 / 744.3 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W (8 Ohm) max.@ 10% distortion (no internal speaker!)

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 50-50.5 MHz -
Modulations FM   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5 W (PEP) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 12 - 16V DC
Current RX 300-800 mA ? 500 mA
TX Max 6 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 162 × 55 × 182 mm
(6.38 × 2.17 × 7.17 in)
? 203 × 30 × 228 mm
(7.99 × 1.18 × 8.98 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS-232 and USB computer interface (19200 bps)
10.7 MHz IF OUT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-004033 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-000610 AOR-SR-002200