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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Compact QRP | 10 W

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Analogue (1 kHz readout)

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2 m option) 26.965-27.255 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.4 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
21 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Crystal controlled single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 2.8 W 10 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
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 195x and 196x in USA Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions 370 × 160 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
143 × 178 × 290 mm
(5.63 × 7.01 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight ? 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RIT
CW filter optional
FM optional
Noise filter optional
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FRDX-000500 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-II SHIMIZU-DENSHI-SS-000105S