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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 1 µV (25 dB SINAD) AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 7.5 kHz (-6 dB) AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne X-TAL
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB >50 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 300 mA 0.5 A
TX Max 8 A Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 1980 in Japan Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 320 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX.
Accessories ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION) SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH