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VHF Transceiver
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Military Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob 50 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 MHz 10-80 m 30-69.95 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Double direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 MHz 10-80 m 30-69.95 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W 30-40 W 10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 35-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 12V DC or mains 28 V DC
Current RX 500 mA ? ?
TX Max 12 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 156 × 61 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.40 × 11.42 in)
318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
?
Weight ? 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? None 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000800 TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570) MILITARY-AN/ARC-000054