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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 148-174 / 450-512 MHz 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
1.6-4.5 / 4.5-12 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL X-TAL Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
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Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 13.8V DC or mains 4.5 V DC or 3 × UM-2 'baby'-cells
Current RX ? 0.5 A ?
TX - Max 21 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1977 Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 1972 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
180 × 210 × 65 mm
(7.09 × 8.27 × 2.56 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-165 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH SONY-ICF-005500-/-CAPTAIN-55