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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps 5 kHz Channelized 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations FM   USB   LSB   - FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 400 mW @ 10% THD ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations FM   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output High: 3.5 W (10.8 V), Low: 0.5 W (10.8 V) 4 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. 7-12V DC (NOT 13.8V DC!) or 6 AA cells ? 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA max
TX ? ? 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 64 × 178 × 51 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 2.01 in)
? 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) with battery and antenna ? 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone
Repeater shift +/- 600 Hz
AM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SANTEC-LS-000202A CHEROKEE-CM-000010 KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II