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Desktop Marine receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps Continuous ? 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 150-4200 kHz in 4 bands 0.5-30 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB
0.5-1.8 MHz: 3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 4 µV

All 12 dB SINAD
S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 600 kHz 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 5 W 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%) ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-30 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations - AM   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 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. 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC 13.8 V DC ± 15% 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A 600 mA max
TX - 20 A 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 3 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 35 crystal controlled frequencies Detachable front panel ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SAILOR-R000106 ALINCO-DX-000701 KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II