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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
- 0.9-52 / 74-108 / 135-160 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? HF 9kHz-52MHz MDS: -132dBm @ 14MHz, Clipping lev -8dBm
FM 74-108MHz sensitivity <2uV 12dB SINAD @ 98MHz, Clip lev -3dBm
VHF 135-160MHz MDS -137dBm @ 145MHz, Clipping Level -19dBm
Selectivity AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system X-TAL ? SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
? -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   -
RF-output AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX 0.5 A - ?
TX Max 21 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 196x and 196x in Brazil Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
? 110 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.33 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ? 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. 807 final tube Separate inputs Antenna for HF / 6m and FM / VHF / Bypass
WFM Stereo decoder with RDS decoder
61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH DELTA-000210 ELAD-FDM-S000002