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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps ? Channelized 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

Receiver

RX-range 80-15 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
? ± 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 2 W @ 10% THD ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 80-15 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations USB   LSB   AM   FM  
RF-output 50~60 W 3.5 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 40-100Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 300 mA 600 mA max
TX ? 950 mA 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 Between 197x and 198x Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 295 × 127 × 241 mm
(11.61 × 5.00 × 9.49 in)
170 × 55 × 155 mm
(6.69 × 2.17 × 6.10 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ? 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000034 ZODIAC-DIGI-000040 KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II