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HF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m (2 m option) 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 120 W (PEP input) ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50/120 Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (100-234 V AC) Mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x Between 1968 and 19xx in Japan (made by Yaesu for Sommerkamp) Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
370 × 160 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ? 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FL-000100B SOMMERKAMP-FRDX-000500 SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505