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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 100 / 10 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
26-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5µV AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes X-TAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB >50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
26-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW: 500 W (PEP), AM: 150 W (?) AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) High: 100 W (25 W AM), Low: 20 W (5 W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 11-16V DC
Current RX ? 0.5 A ?
TX ? Max 21 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
156 × 61 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.40 × 11.42 in)
Weight 22.50 kg (49.6 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000500 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH SOMMERKAMP-TS-000788DX