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Handheld UHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 450-470 (485) MHz 10-80m 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5µV FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 19 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 500 W (PEP), AM: 150 W (?) 10 W

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 V DC Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 1.4 A
TX - ? Max 2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 1977 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions ? 400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
Weight ? 22.50 kg (49.6 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-169 SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000500 BRAUN-SE-000402