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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability Better than ± 0.002% ? ?
Tuning steps 10 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144.000-148.995 MHz 0.49-30 MHz 0.5-1.6 MHz / 49 / 41 / 31 / 25 / 19 / 16 / 13m / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity < 1 µV input for 30 dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity 8 kHz @ -6 dB
16 kHz @ -70 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144.000-145.995 MHz (European version)
144.000-148.995 MHz (US version)
- -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 15 W, Low: 2 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 500 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (230/115 V AC) ?V DC
Current RX 400-550 mA ? ?
TX 1.25-2.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1946 and 1949 in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
? 180 × 120 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 4.72 × 1.38 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 640 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 4 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002016AE NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40D SONY-ICF-007600AW