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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Triple-band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
70-108 / 136-174 / 245-246 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM   N-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 ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output 3 W Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
136-174 / 245-246 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W 5 W max 0.5 / 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 7.5V DC NiCad battery ?
Current RX 0.5 A ? ?
TX 21 A max ? 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 199x and 199x Between 2013 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 59 × 140 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 5.51 × 1.57 in)
100 × 52 × 32 mm
(3.94 × 2.05 × 1.26 in)
Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 509 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery 250 gr (8.8 oz) incl. battery + antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/PL or Select 5/5-tone CCIR Dual band / dual display / dual standby
FM radio (25 memory channels)
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
1750 Hz tone
Repeater shift
Tri-color backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 MOTOROLA-GP-000300 BOLDOM-BD-F000008