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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 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 10-80 m 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 5 kHz (-50 dB), 1.8 kHz (-6 dB) 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, 8 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX ? 0.5 A
TX - 21 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 1975 and 1978
Dimensions 330.2 × 152.4 × 260.35 mm
(13.00 × 6.00 × 10.25 in)
?
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FR-000050B SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277