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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ?
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Single conversion, 14 valves ?
IF-freqs. ? 735 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 0.1 / 1 / 10 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 200Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 2.5 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in discontinued in the early seventies Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional S-meter PC-controllable (Serial DB9)
Accessories ? ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN KDK-FM-000144-10LA RCA-AR000088LF SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC