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Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Afterwarm-up, overall drift is less than 50 c/s per hour under conditions of constant supply voltage and ambient temperature. ? ?
Tuning steps ? 12.5 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 27-31 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity A1 reception, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 1µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
A2 reception, 30% modulated, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 3µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
1 µV (25 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 7.5 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 27-31 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W 1.5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 75 / 2000Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s. 10-16V DC ?
Current RX 100W approx. 300 mA ?
TX - Max 8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 197x and 1980 in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
75 × 255 × 50 mm
(2.95 × 10.04 × 1.97 in)
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 320 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Automatic Volume Control ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000117 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION) HANDIC-000064