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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 118-136 MHz 150 kHz - 18 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   CW  
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 ? ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
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 High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50-75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% ?
Current RX 0.5 A Max 600 mA ?
TX 21 A max Max 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 199x and 199x Between 194x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
?
Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? DTS, CTCSS and DTMF options ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000147DX MARCONI-R001155