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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Ham-Scan panoramic adapter

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Not applicable

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments ? HF
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - All mode  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: -4 dBV (20 dB QS)
? 50 µV for 1" vertical deflection at full gain
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single (SSB/CW) / double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 350 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 10-80 m ?
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   All mode  
RF-output FM/CW: 10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP SSB: 1200 W PEP, CW: 1000 W, AM: 600 W (100 W drive) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50-75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14.5 V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX 600 mA ? 40 W max
TX 3 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
343 × 152 × 292 mm
(13.50 × 5.98 × 11.50 in)
133 × 187 × 280 mm
(5.24 × 7.36 × 11.02 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 18.60 kg (41.0 lbs) 3.85 kg (8.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
NB
100 kHz calibrator
Repeater tone burst 1300-3000 Hz adjustable
? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000220 YAESU-FL-002100 HEATHKIT-HO-000013