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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

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

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
Modulations - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 19xx in Japan (made by Yaesu for Sommerkamp) Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan
Dimensions 370 × 160 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FRDX-000500 SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505