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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 10-160 m (no general coverage)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
?
Filters ? ? 2.4 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 50 W SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W SSB/CW: 240 W, AM/FSK: 80 W (INPUT)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 0.5 A 1.5 A max
TX ? 21 A max 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1975 and 1978 Between 1980 and 19xx
Dimensions ? ? 334 × 129 × 400 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 15.75 in)
Weight ? 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VOX
Solid state
Peak/Notch filter
Noise blanker
Variable IF bandwidth
Speech processor
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VESPA-MARK-I SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 YAESU-FT-000107