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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
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 ? ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC 12-14.5V DC
Current RX ? 0.5 A 600 mA
TX - 21 A max Max 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 1975 and 1978 Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 330.2 × 152.4 × 260.35 mm
(13.00 × 6.00 × 10.25 in)
? 160 × 60 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FR-000050B SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 SOMMERKAMP-IC-000002F