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Kompact Kilowatt

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 26-27 MHz (exact range depends on version) ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
FM better + 2dbmV EMK for 20 dB
AM better + 4dbmV EMK for 12 dB
?
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ≥ 48 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD 2 Watt to 8 Ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26-27 MHz (exact range depends on version) 10-80m
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? FM: 4 W, AM: 1 W 1 kW PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 2002 and 20xx in Germany Between 1965 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
? 310 × 80 × 254 mm
(12.20 × 3.15 × 10.00 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Marine / Navy Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 ALBRECHT-AE-004190 HEATHKIT-HA-000014