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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile 10m Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  10m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 10 kHz 100 / 10 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
28 MHz (80 channels) 26-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system X-TAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB >50 dB >50 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
28 MHz (80 channels) 26-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 18 W High: 100 W (25 W AM), Low: 20 W (5 W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX 0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 21 A ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
? 156 × 61 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.40 × 11.42 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 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. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH SOMMERKAMP-TS-000310DX SOMMERKAMP-TS-000788DX