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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output ? 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) 2200 mAh Li-ion battery pack
Current RX ? 100 W ?
TX ? 400 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1971 and 197x in USA Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
?
Weight ? 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
IPX5 rating dust and splash protection
Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
CTCSS & DCS encode and decode
Built in VOX transmission
Low battery alert
Battery save
PTT ID
Time-out timer
Repeater/Talk around
Voice annunciator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-000144-10SX-RII SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A SAMCOM-CP-000500