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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 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 Single (SSB/CW) / double (FM) conversion superheterodyne Tubes
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 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output FM/CW: 10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage 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-FT-000220 SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505