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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 10-160 m (no general coverage) 150 kHz - 18 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
? ?
Filters ? 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W SSB/CW: 240 W, AM/FSK: 80 W (INPUT) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50-75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 13.8 V DC or mains ?
Current RX 0.5 A 1.5 A max ?
TX 21 A max 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 1980 and 19xx Between 194x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 334 × 129 × 400 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 15.75 in)
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Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? VOX
Solid state
Peak/Notch filter
Noise blanker
Variable IF bandwidth
Speech processor
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 YAESU-FT-000107 MARCONI-R001155