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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Transmitter Exciter
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
- 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system X-TAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
2-32 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   SSB  
RF-output AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains ?
Current RX 0.5 A - ?
TX Max 21 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
?
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) None 23 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH TMC-SBE-000002 HY-GAIN-VIII-(003078)