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VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Linear Amplifier
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) ? 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV (25 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 7.5 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 2 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W 300 W 65 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 300 mA ? ?
TX Max 8 A 45 A max 14 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 1980 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2011 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
245 × 100 × 355 mm
(9.65 × 3.94 × 13.98 in)
?
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 320 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 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) TOKYO-HY-POWER-HL-000350VDX KENWOOD-TM-000281A