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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? 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 68-88 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz 275-425 kHz / 525-4000 kHz in 4 bands 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity VHF: 1 µV,
UHF: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 34 kHz (-60 dB) ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 2 W ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 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. 12-15 V DC or mains 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries 13.8V DC
Current RX 10 W 100-300 mA 600 mA max
TX - - 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in Denmark Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
320 × 220 × 150 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Direction Finding function on 275-425 kHz ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000012 SAILOR-000016T KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II