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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  1.25m  70cm  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C ? ?
Tuning steps 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 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
66-108 / 108-136 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz 66-108 / 108-136 / 136-520 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   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 Double superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
66-108 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz 136-520 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 3 W 5 W 8 / 10 W

Connections

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

Power req. 13.8V DC 2600 mAh Li-Ion 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX 600 mA max ? ?
TX 6.5 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 202x and 20xx in China Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
? ?
Weight 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only ? ?
Form factor Mobile Portable Portable

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 256 channels in 2 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? NOAA channels NOAA channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II RADTEL-RT-000420 RADTEL-RT-000900