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HF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80m 10-160 m (2 m option)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 19 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W SSB/CW: 500 W (PEP), AM: 150 W (?) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 1968 and 19xx in Japan (made by Yaesu for Sommerkamp)
Dimensions 370 × 160 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
370 × 160 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
Weight 19.00 kg (41.9 lbs) 22.50 kg (49.6 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-000500B SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000500 SOMMERKAMP-FRDX-000500