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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 10-160 m (2 m option) 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.5µV ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 4 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB/CW: 500 W (PEP), AM: 150 W (?) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (100-234 V AC) Mains or 6-12 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 1968 and 19xx in Japan (made by Yaesu for Sommerkamp) Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
370 × 160 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 22.50 kg (49.6 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 SOMMERKAMP-FRDX-000500 HARVEY-WELLS-R-000009