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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 118-136 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection > 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output - 10 W High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/70Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14.5V DC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX 50 W 600 mA Max 600 mA
TX - Max 3 A Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
160 × 60 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
140 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories None 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? DTS, CTCSS and DTMF options
Accessories - ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B SOMMERKAMP-IC-000002F SOMMERKAMP-TS-000147DX