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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m (2 m option) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection > 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output - ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50/70Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (100-234 V AC) ?
Current RX 50 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x Between 1968 and 19xx in Japan (made by Yaesu for Sommerkamp) Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
370 × 160 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features - ? AM/FM
Accessories - ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B SOMMERKAMP-FRDX-000500 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000800DX