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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Compact QRP | 100 W

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C) ?
Tuning steps Continuous SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM) ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
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Image rejection > 50 dB better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) ?
Audio output 2 W 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz 80-10 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output - SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50/70Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.5 V DC ±10% ?
Current RX 50 W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x Between 198x and 19xx Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
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Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? RIT
CW filter optional
FM optional
Noise filter optional
Accessories - ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B YAESU-FT-000080C SHIMIZU-DENSHI-SS-000105D