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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 100 / 10 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz) 26-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
146-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? XTAL
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB >50 dB ?
Audio output 250 mW at 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz) 26-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
146-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Medium: 2.5 W, Low: 350 mW High: 100 W (25 W AM), Low: 20 W (5 W AM) High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (battery), 5-16V DC (external) 11-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 13/35 mA (save/stby) ? 0.5 A
TX Max 950 mA Max 20 A Max 2.1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 2007 in Taiwan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
156 × 61 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.40 × 11.42 in)
210 × 95 × 270 mm
(8.27 × 3.74 × 10.63 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) ? 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000277DX SOMMERKAMP-TS-000788DX YAESU-FT-000002-AUTO