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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 144-146 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.5µV FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
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Selectivity ? ? 4 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne Double 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 SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains Mains or 6-12 V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.4 A ?
TX ? Max 2.9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 1977 and 197x in West Germany Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
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Weight 22.50 kg (49.6 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000500 BRAUN-SE-000402 HARVEY-WELLS-R-000009