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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 118-136 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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 ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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 SO-239
Impedance 50-75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.5 A Max 600 mA ?
TX 21 A max Max 11 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
334 × 93 × 243 mm
(13.15 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 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 Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTS, CTCSS and DTMF options Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Built-in ATU
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000147DX YAESU-FT-000890AT