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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 144-146 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity 0.5µV ? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output SSB/CW: 500 W (PEP), AM: 150 W (?) High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 200-450 mA
TX ? ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 198x and 198x Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 22.50 kg (49.6 lbs) ? 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000500 SOMMERKAMP-SK-000269R ICOM-ID-000031E