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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 140-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: -4 dBV (20 dB QS)
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Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Single (SSB/CW) / double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection > 50 dB 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output - FM/CW: 10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP High: 5 W, Low: ? mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/70Ω 50-75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14.5 V DC or mains ?V DC
Current RX 50 W 600 mA ?
TX - 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 1991 and 199x
Dimensions 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
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Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - VOX
NB
100 kHz calibrator
Repeater tone burst 1300-3000 Hz adjustable
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Accessories - - ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B SOMMERKAMP-FT-000220 YAESU-FT-000026