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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
0.55-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.45-12 / 15.05-15.5 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW  
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 ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output 3 W Internal speaker Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 7.5V DC NiCad battery Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX 0.5 A ? ?
TX 21 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 199x and 199x Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 59 × 140 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 5.51 × 1.57 in)
356 × 152 × 203 mm
(14.02 × 5.98 × 7.99 in)
Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 509 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) shipping weight
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 16 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 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 MOTOROLA-GP-000300 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-MARK-V