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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up ? 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 140-174 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
118-136 MHz: 1 µV
230-260 MHz: 5.6 µV
260-375 MHz: 1.8 µV

FM/N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-144 MHz: 0.32 µV
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
146-174 MHz: 0.32 µV
230-260 MHz: 1.8 µV
260-400 MHz: 0.56 µV
400-430 MHz: 0.32 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
440-500 MHz: 0.32 µV
500-550 MHz: 0.56 µV

DV (BER 1%)
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection > 50 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output 2 W ? 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output - High: 5 W, Low: ? mW 50 / 15 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/70Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 50 W ? 1.2 A max
TX - ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x Between 1991 and 199x Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
? 150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
Accessories - ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B YAESU-FT-000026 ICOM-ID-004100A/E