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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ? 0.005%
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 10-80 m 26.5-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 1 µV for 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
? 10 kHz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 11-16 V DC negative ground
Audio output 3 W ? 0.4 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 26.5-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) 0.5 W (3 W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50-75Ω 50 Ω 50-52Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC Mains ?
Current RX 0.5 A ? 100 mA
TX 21 A max ? 180 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
121 × 35 × 160 mm
(4.76 × 1.38 × 6.30 in)
Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs) 1.12 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000727GT