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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 108-142 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N 1 µV (25 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB 7.5 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 3500 / 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output Requires external speaker. 3 W output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50-80Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10-16V DC ?
Current RX ? 300 mA ?
TX - Max 8 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 197x and 1980 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 320 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION) SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000550