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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 ? ? 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 10-80 m 0.5-30 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 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), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) 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 ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB > 70 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%) ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 1.6-30 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output 50 W SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 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 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 1987 and 199x in Korea Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital frequency readout
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT
Speech processor
VOX
Detachable front panel ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000005S ALINCO-DX-000701 KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II