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Handheld VHF Transceiver
4-Band SSB/CW Transceiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz 1 Hz, Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz) 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? Software defined
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output 250 mW at 10% distortion ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz) 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output High: 5 W, Medium: 2.5 W, Low: 350 mW ? 1-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (battery), 5-16V DC (external) 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 13/35 mA (save/stby) 420 mA ?
TX Max 950 mA 4 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 2007 in Taiwan Between 2011 and 201x in China Between 2014 and 20xx in India
Dimensions 55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
175 × 136 × 63 mm
(6.89 × 5.35 × 2.48 in)
265 × 80 × 220 mm
(10.43 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Headless

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000277DX CRKITS-KN-Q000010A APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000200D