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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes afater warm-up ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (80 channels) 0.2-30 MHz in four bands -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 15 kHz (-3 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB) ±3 kHz (-6 dB), ±7 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 54.6-55.5 MHz
2nd: 2.1-3 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2W @ 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (80 channels) - 80-10 m
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 2 W ? 500 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains + battery option ?
Current RX 300 mA ? -
TX Max 8 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
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Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 80 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM YAESU-FRG-000007 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000600T