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Handheld VHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  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 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz 1 Hz, Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz) 30 kHz - 54 MHz 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.2 µV 10 dB ?
Selectivity ? ? Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Software defined
Image rejection >60 dB 70 dB ?
Audio output 250 mW at 10% distortion internal speaker 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz) 80-6 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output High: 5 W, Medium: 2.5 W, Low: 350 mW 3-15 W 1-100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 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) 700 mA ?
TX Max 950 mA 4 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 2007 in Taiwan Between 2014 and 20xx in China Between 2014 and 20xx in India
Dimensions 55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
? 265 × 80 × 220 mm
(10.43 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000277DX CHINESE-KN-000850 APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000200D