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VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 3 p.p.m. at 25°C ± 8 p.p.m. at -10°C to +50°C ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz 10 kHz 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (80 channels) 26.965-27.225 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) 1 µV (20dB SINAD) 0.6 µV @ 10dB
Selectivity 15 kHz (-3 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB) ±3 kHz (-6 dB)
±7.5 kHz (-70 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 250 mW @ 8 ohm, 10% THD 150 mW @ 75 Ohm; 2 W @ 4 Ohm external loudspeaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (80 channels) 26.965-27.225 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 50 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 2 W 0.5 W 4/20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) + Built-in telescopic BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-16V DC 12V DC 10-32 V DC
Current RX 300 mA ? 3 W
TX Max 8 A ? 60 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 199x in Netherlands / UK by Philips / M.E.L.
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
78 × 230 × 43.5 mm
(3.07 × 9.06 × 1.71 in)
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Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features ? ? Operational range: 30 ... 50 km
Watertight: 1 hour at 1 meter
CPU controlled
Built-in antenna tuner (ATU)
Speech processor
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM SOMMERKAMP-TS-001122FM PHILIPS-RT-002000