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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (80 channels) 0.1-1300 MHz 80 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
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Selectivity 15 kHz (-3 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB) AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 575 kHz
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 90 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (80 channels) - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 2 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-16V DC 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 300 mA 115 mW typical ?
TX Max 8 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2007 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
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Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM YUPITERU-MVT-005500 MARCONI-CSR-000005