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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Better than ± 0.002% Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup ?
Tuning steps 10 kHz 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144.000-148.995 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-253 / 255-262 / 266-271 / 275-380 / 382-412 / 415-524 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR  
Sensitivity < 1 µV input for 30 dB S/N 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.3-0.52 MHz: 4 µV
0.52-1.8 MHz: 1.59 µV
1.8-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
54-76 MHz: 1.12 µV
118-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
200-250 MHz: 0.63 µV
382-412 MHz: 1.12 µV
415-524 MHz: 1.12 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.56 µV
118-144 MHz: 0.36 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.19 µV (Band B)
148-175 MHz: 0.36 µV
200-222 MHz: 0.36 µV
225-250 MHz: 0.36 µV
382-400 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-412 MHz: 0.36 µV
415-430 MHz: 0.36 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.2 µV (Band B)
450-490 MHz: 0.36 µV
490-524 MHz: 0.63 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
144-148 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.24 µV (Band B)
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.25 µV (Band B)
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-95 MHz: 1.59 µV
95-108 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N)
1.8-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.79 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.16 µV
222-225 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.16 µV
DV (PN9/GMSK, 4.8 kbps, BER 1%)
144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.2 µV
Selectivity 8 kHz @ -6 dB
16 kHz @ -70 dB
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double / triple conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 10% THD 2 W @ 5% THD 400 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohms (at 7.4 VDC)

Transmitter

TX-range 144.000-145.995 MHz (European version)
144.000-148.995 MHz (US version)
- 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output High: 15 W, Low: 2 W ? 50 mW ... 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 1000 / 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz 6-9.6 V DC (battery) or 11-15.9 V DC (external)
Current RX 400-550 mA 35 W 48-310 mA
TX 1.25-2.5 A - 0.4-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1971 and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
56 × 120 × 34 mm
(2.20 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 4 channels/second ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
CTCSS/PL, DCS, Micro-SD card, Micro-USB, Bluetooth, Built-in GPS and APRS.
Built-in bar antenna for 0.1-10 MHz RX. Color TFT. Audio equalizer. Hi-performance DSP.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002016AE DRAKE-MSR-000002 KENWOOD-TH-D000074