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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
FM Monitor Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ± .001% (High band) ± .002% (Low-band) ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 147-174 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   -
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ≥ 0.5 µV (High-band)
≥ 0.35 µV (Low-band)
?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
± 5 kHz @ 6 dB
± 17 kHz @ 100 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W 1.5 W @ 10% THD, internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 80-10 m
160 m optional
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W ? 60 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC Mains (117 V AC, 60 cycles) Mains
Current RX 0.5 A 75 W -
TX 21 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 1965 and 1968
Dimensions ? 330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
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Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 HAMMARLUND-MR-000050X HAMMARLUND-HX-000050A