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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 100 / 10 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26-30 MHz 136-174 MHz 100-519 / 522-1620 kHz / 1.7-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 3 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 26-30 MHz 144-148 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 100 W (25 W AM), Low: 20 W (5 W AM) 65 W max ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 13.8V DC 6V DC (4 × R6 batteries)
Current RX ? ? 300 mA
TX Max 20 A 14 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx in China Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 156 × 61 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.40 × 11.42 in)
? 188 × 117 × 30 mm
(7.40 × 4.61 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? ? 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in bank(s) 600 channels in 1 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-000788DX KENWOOD-TM-000281A TECSUN-PL-000660