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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Multi-norm CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 24.265-29.655 MHz 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM  
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 ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 24.265-29.655 MHz 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM  
RF-output SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W 25 W 15 W (export), 4 W normal

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC ? 13.8 or 24 V DC ± 10%
Current RX 0.5 A ? ?
TX 21 A max ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 200x and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? ? 122 × 35 × 165 mm
(4.80 × 1.38 × 6.50 in)
Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) ? 480 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 480 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? AM/FM/SSB/CW Color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 SUPERSTAR-SS-000158EDX CRT-002000H