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VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 3/6/15 kHz
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 10 W 200 W (70 W AM) 10-200W (AM: 5-50W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 20/300 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14.5V DC Separate PSU 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 600 mA ? 80 VA max
TX Max 3 A ? 720 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1964 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 160 × 60 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
? 410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-IC-000002F SWAN-(CUBIC)-000400 YAESU-FT-002000D