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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld Dual-Band DMR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2 m option) 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM   FSK   DMR  
Sensitivity ? ? Analog: -122dBm (12dB SINAD)
Digital: -120dBm(BER≤5%)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM   FSK   DMR  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-234 V AC) 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC 1700 mAh Li-ion
Current RX ? ? 180 mA
TX - ? 0.9-1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 19xx in Japan (made by Yaesu for Sommerkamp) Between 198x and 198x Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 370 × 160 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
? 133 × 62 × 36 mm
(5.24 × 2.44 × 1.42 in)
Weight ? ? 274 gr (9.7 oz) including in battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 4000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FRDX-000500 SOMMERKAMP-SK-000269R SKU A9185A