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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) -
Modulations - FM   -
Sensitivity 1 µV (10 dB S/N) 1 µV (25 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 7.5 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6 CB channels, crystal controlled 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5 W High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W SSB/CW: 240 W (PEP), AM: 75 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? 300 mA -
TX ? Max 8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1969 in USA Between 197x and 1980 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 420 × 228 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 8.98 × 9.13 in)
156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 320 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VOX. FSK option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000205 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION) SOMMERKAMP-FLDX000500