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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 40m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 40 m 10-80m 118-136 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.5µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 19 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 40 m 10-80m 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 50 W SSB/CW: 500 W (PEP), AM: 150 W (?) High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? ? Max 600 mA
TX ? ? Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Korea Between 197x and 197x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? 400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
140 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
Weight ? 22.50 kg (49.6 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTS, CTCSS and DTMF options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000001A SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000500 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000147DX