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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.54-31 MHz 144-146 MHz (80 channels)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 15 kHz (-3 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? 1 W, external speaker required Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz (80 channels)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 50 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 115/230V AC 10-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 300 mA
TX - - Max 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1958 in USA Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? ? 2.30 kg (5.1 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000300 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM