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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz
Modulations FM   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
10.7 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 mW @ 10% THD Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK)
Modulations FM   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 3.5 W (10.8 V), Low: 0.5 W (10.8 V) 2 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7-12V DC (NOT 13.8V DC!) or 6 AA cells ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 9 mA Max 2 A
TX ? ? Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 197x Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan
Dimensions 64 × 178 × 51 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 2.01 in)
? 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) with battery and antenna ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 2 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone
Repeater shift +/- 600 Hz
? 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SANTEC-LS-000202A SOMMERKAMP-TS-000206AT YAESU-FT-000847