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VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50.0-54.0 MHz 144-146 MHz (80 channels) 0.01-3000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N, BW: 6 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.56 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.36 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 15 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.28 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.22 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 220 kHz)
90-150 MHz: 1.12 µV
400-700 MHz: 1.25 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.9 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N, BW: 3 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.25 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.23 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.14 µV
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-3 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB) 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 110 & 220 kHz (500 Hz optional)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 622 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1.7 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 50.0-54.0 MHz 144-146 MHz (80 channels) -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 300 mA 1 A
TX ? Max 8 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 199x and 2008 in Japan
Dimensions ? 156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
Weight ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? AFC and NB
Alpha tags
EEPROM storage
Five VFO's
Clock and sleep timer
10.7 MHz IF output
Discriminator output
RS232C
Accessories ? ? 4-way external antenna switch
Tape recording cable
CTCSS unit
25-1300 MHz discone antenna
12 V cable
Voice inverter unit
30 kHz to 2 GHz ultra wideband antenna
Collins 2.5 kHz mechanical SSB filter
Collins 6 kHz mechanical AM filter
Collins 500 Hz mechanical CW filter
RS232C cable, 25 pin
MPN BELCOM-LS-000602 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM AOR-AR-005000A