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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.35 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
TIA603: 60 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 70 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C: 45 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 70 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 500 mW @ 3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz - 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   DMR  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? VHF: 1/5 W, UHF: 1/4 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Hi-Z -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10-15V DC 7.2 V DC (1300 or 2200 mAh Li-Ion)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 2012 and 201x
Dimensions 162 × 55 × 182 mm
(6.38 × 2.17 × 7.17 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
131.5 × 63.5 × 36.2 mm
(5.18 × 2.50 × 1.43 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-V117 battery
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? RS-232 IP 57
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-007033 LOWE-HF-000250E VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000300