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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 140-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC ?V DC
Current RX 0.5 A ?
TX 21 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions ? 58 × 95 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 0.98 in)
Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 209 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Band scope.
Accessories ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 YAESU-VX-000150