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General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (80 channels) 0.5-29.995 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity 15 kHz (-3 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB) SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection Better than 70 dB > 70 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2.6 W @ 8 ohm Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (80 channels) 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 2 W SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 300 mA 4 A ?
TX Max 8 A 4 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
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Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM ICOM-IC-000732S PRESIDENT-BILL