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Mobile Dual-Band Scanner
VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands None  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Fixed channels Continuous 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: -4 dBV (20 dB QS)
1 µV (25 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -40 dB SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
7.5 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters 4-element crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne / XTAL Single (SSB/CW) / double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection > 35 dB @ 153 MHz / > 55 dB @ 40 MHz 60 dB Better than 60 dB
Audio output 2 W 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels)
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? FM/CW: 10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or 120 V AC mains 12-14.5 V DC or mains 10-16V DC
Current RX 16 W 600 mA 300 mA
TX - 3 A max Max 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 320 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
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Accessories ? - ?
MPN 20-166 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000220 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION)