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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands None  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.4 kHz (300/500 Hz optional) + audio filters
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 3.5 W (10.8 V), Low: 0.5 W (10.8 V) 200 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 7-12V DC (NOT 13.8V DC!) or 6 AA cells 12V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 1980 and 1982
Dimensions 190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
64 × 178 × 51 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 2.01 in)
295 × 120 × 381 mm
(11.61 × 4.72 × 15.00 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) with battery and antenna 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 1750 Hz tone
Repeater shift +/- 600 Hz
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20.166 SANTEC-LS-000202A TEN-TEC-DELTA-(000580)