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VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 0.5-30 / 48-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity 1 µV (25 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 7.5 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
RF-output High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W 100/100 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 1980 in Japan Between 2006 and 200x in USA Between 2002 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
? ?
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 320 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP. RS-232C. Built-in Ethernet and internet access. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option. Dual 32-bit IF-DSP. True diversity reception capability with twin RX. Real-time spectrum display. Built-in keyer. Flash-ROM BIOS.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION) TEN-TEC-OMNI-VII-(000588) TEN-TEC-ORION-(000565)