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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m 
Freq. stability Better than ± 0.002% Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps 10 kHz 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 144.000-148.995 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations FM   FM  
Sensitivity < 1 µV input for 30 dB S/N S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity 8 kHz @ -6 dB
16 kHz @ -70 dB
± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W @ 10% THD ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144.000-145.995 MHz (European version)
144.000-148.995 MHz (US version)
143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations FM   FM  
RF-output High: 15 W, Low: 2 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 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. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 400-550 mA 600 mA max
TX 1.25-2.5 A 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 4 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002016AE KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II