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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±2ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2 m option) VHF: 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 MHz
UHF: 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25µV ?
Selectivity ? 60dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W 500mW @ <3% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - VHF: 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 MHz
UHF: 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W 12 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-234 V AC) 7.4V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 19xx in Japan (made by Yaesu for Sommerkamp) Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 1973 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 370 × 160 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
420 × 260 × 160 mm
(16.54 × 10.24 × 6.30 in)
Weight ? 258 gr (9.1 oz) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FRDX-000500 WOUXUN-KG-000703E BRAUN-SE-000600