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VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
5 band SSB transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  60m  40m  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 10-80 m 3-18.2 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: -4 dBV (20 dB QS)
? 0.3 µV
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single (SSB/CW) / double (FM) conversion superheterodyne VXO, 3*XTAL/band. Tube final ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 9 MHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 10-80 m 60 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output FM/CW: 10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP 20 W (PEP) 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50-75Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14.5 V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains depending on PSU 10.5-12.5 V DC
Current RX 600 mA ? 260 mA
TX 3 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
? 195 × 68 × 38 mm
(7.68 × 2.68 × 1.50 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
NB
100 kHz calibrator
Repeater tone burst 1300-3000 Hz adjustable
? Dual VFO
Memory-CFO transfer
LCD display
Accessories - ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000220 YAESU-FT-000075 YOUKITS-TJ000002B