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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.153-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W 10 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/300Ω 50-75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5V DC (3xR6/AA) Mains or 12 V DC 12-14.5V DC
Current RX ? 0.5 A 600 mA
TX - 21 A max Max 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1975 and 1978 Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 133.35 × 88.9 × 31.75 mm
(5.25 × 3.50 × 1.25 in)
? 160 × 60 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 54 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual time display. Sleep timer. Dual alarm. Scanning ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SANGEAN-ATS-000606A SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 SOMMERKAMP-IC-000002F