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General

HAM bands 2m  2m  1.25m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 ppm ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions) 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? 0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB) 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM) Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
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Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only) -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground 24V DC or mains
Current RX ? 0.5 A 36W
TX ? 10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x Between 199x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 2 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280DX YAESU-FTM-000350 JRC-NRD-000302A