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HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5µV SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: -4 dBV (20 dB QS)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes Single (SSB/CW) / double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW: 500 W (PEP), AM: 150 W (?) FM/CW: 10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14.5 V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? 600 mA ?
TX ? 3 A max Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 1981 and 198x
Dimensions 400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
240 × 93 × 295 mm
(9.45 × 3.66 × 11.61 in)
Weight 22.50 kg (49.6 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
NB
100 kHz calibrator
Repeater tone burst 1300-3000 Hz adjustable
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Accessories ? - ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000500 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000220 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000767DX