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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.53-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (A3) 1,3 - 2 μV
SSB 0,3 - 0,6 μV
Selectivity ? ? 3,1/7,8 kHz, 4,8/xx kHz (WA) resp. 4,5 kHz/ 9 kHz (W) (-6/-46 dB)
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? AM: 19,055 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10,7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   All mode   -
RF-output 0.1 / 1 / 10 W High: 35 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC 13.8V DC Mains or 6 × LR20/UM-1
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 2.5 A max Max 15 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in discontinued in the early seventies Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 216 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.50 in)
457 × 190 × 235 mm
(17.99 × 7.48 × 9.25 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. Detachable front panel ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-000144-10LA KENWOOD-TM-000455E SONY-ICF-006800W