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VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 136-174 MHz 100-519 / 522-1620 kHz / 1.7-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity 1 µV (25 dB SINAD) ? 3 µV
Selectivity 7.5 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 144-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W 65 W max ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-16V DC 13.8V DC 6V DC (4 × R6 batteries)
Current RX 300 mA ? 300 mA
TX Max 8 A 14 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 1980 in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx in China Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
? 188 × 117 × 30 mm
(7.40 × 4.61 × 1.18 in)
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ? 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 320 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in bank(s) 600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha-numeric LCD display
NOAA weather alert
Illuminated controls
CTCSS / DCS
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION) KENWOOD-TM-000281A TECSUN-PL-000660