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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 80-15 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) 200 W SSB: 2000 W PEP, CW/RTTY: 1000 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50-75Ω 20/300Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Separate PSU Mains (120/240 V AC - 240 V DC recommended)
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? ? 20/10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 197x Between 1965 and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
? 378 × 210 × 368 mm
(14.88 × 8.27 × 14.49 in)
Weight 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) ? 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000250 SILTRONIX-001011 HEATHKIT-HL-002200