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Desktop Marine receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps Continuous 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 150-4200 kHz in 4 bands 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 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 Single conversion superheterodyne Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 600 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 5 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 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 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. 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 600 mA max
TX - 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 3 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 35 crystal controlled frequencies ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN SAILOR-R000106 KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II