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Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
HF Receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 5 kHz (-50 dB), 1.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne, 8 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m / 6m / 2m - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - FM  
RF-output 50 W (input) ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12-14.5V DC
Current RX - ? 600 mA
TX ? - Max 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 194x in USA Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 235 × 337 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 13.27 × 8.50 in)
330.2 × 152.4 × 260.35 mm
(13.00 × 6.00 × 10.25 in)
160 × 60 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Unknown

Other features

Memories None ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HARVEY-WELLS-TBS-000050A SOMMERKAMP-FR-000050B SOMMERKAMP-IC-000002F