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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 10-80 m 60-905 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Tubes ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12-15V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 550 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1937 and 1939 in USA Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight ? 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? TV tuner front end
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000081X SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505 SOMMERKAMP-SRG-008600DX