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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz) 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz
Selectivity ? 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB >60 dB typical
Audio output 250 mW at 10% distortion 1 watt 4 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz) -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Medium: 2.5 W, Low: 350 mW -

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50/450Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (battery), 5-16V DC (external) 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 13/35 mA (save/stby) 1.5 A
TX Max 950 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 2007 in Taiwan Between 2001 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 1024 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Accessories ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000277DX TEN-TEC-RX-000350