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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 10-80 m 118-136 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
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 ? Tubes ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) 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 Mains 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 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? 400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
140 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

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
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000147DX