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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? better than ±2 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 142-159 MHz 1.6-29.999 MHz 520 kHz - 30 MHz / 86-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV for S/N > 10 dB ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-40 dB)
AM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-55 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? PLL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4″ Speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 142-159 MHz 1.6-29.999 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5/20 W (PEP) ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC + Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 24V DC (operates down to 12V DC) Mains / 6 V DC / 4 AAA cells
Current RX 300-800 mA 250 mA ?
TX Max 6 A 4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 19xx in Great Britain Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 162 × 55 × 182 mm
(6.38 × 2.17 × 7.17 in)
366 × 116 × 275 mm
(14.41 × 4.57 × 10.83 in)
450 × 250 × 230 mm
(17.72 × 9.84 × 9.06 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) in basic configuration 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002033 RACAL-TRA-000931 TECSUN-S-002000