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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 37-46.95 MHz 156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 37-46.95 MHz 156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   N-FM   FM  
RF-output SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) 0.25 / 0.5 / 1 W 1/25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50/120 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC (10 × AA cells) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1978 and 2010 in UK Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 90 × 244 × 30 mm
(3.54 × 9.61 × 1.18 in)
160 × 63 × 168 mm
(6.30 × 2.48 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 400 channels in 1 bank(s) 55 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000560 CLANSMAN-PRC-000349 PRESIDENT-MC-008000-DSC