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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz 10-160 m (2 m option)
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? VHF: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 2-5/2-5 W (Depending on voltage), Medium: 2/1.8 W, Low: 0.35/0.35 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4R20 / D) 6-16V DC Mains (100-234 V AC)
Current RX ? 20-250 mA ?
TX - 0.5-1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1997 and 1997 Between 1968 and 19xx in Japan (made by Yaesu for Sommerkamp)
Dimensions 296 × 192 × 68 mm
(11.65 × 7.56 × 2.68 in)
61 × 189 × 43 mm
(2.40 × 7.44 × 1.69 in)
370 × 160 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
Weight 1.72 kg (3.8 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 45 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital clock with alarm/timer CTCSS and DTMF
Twin RX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROBERTS-R-000827 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000204 SOMMERKAMP-FRDX-000500