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VHF Transceiver
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Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments - 420-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: -4 dBV (20 dB QS)
? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single (SSB/CW) / double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ? 500 mW @ 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 160-10 / 6 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output FM/CW: 10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP 10 W 5 / 2 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14.5 V DC or mains Mains 4-16V DC
Current RX 600 mA - Max 200 mA
TX 3 A max ? Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 1966 and 19xx in Japan Between 1995 and 20xx
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
? 57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) ? 325 gr (11.5 oz) with FNB-40
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
NB
100 kHz calibrator
Repeater tone burst 1300-3000 Hz adjustable
? CTCSS/PL
DCS
ARTS
Accessories - ? This transceiver could be equipped with four different keypads(!)
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000220 STAR-ST-000333 YAESU-FT-000040R