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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Tubes
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection > 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output - 100 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/70Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX 50 W ? ?
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x Between 1981 and 198x Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
240 × 93 × 295 mm
(9.45 × 3.66 × 11.61 in)
400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B SOMMERKAMP-FT-000767DX SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505