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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Converter
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 435 MHz transmitter, 145 to 29 MHz receiving converter 118-136 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? N/A ?
Selectivity ? N/A ?
Filters ? N/A ?
Receiver system Tubes N/A XTAL
IF-freqs. ? N/A ?
Image rejection ? N/A ?
Audio output ? N/A ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m ? -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) N/A ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 9 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx in USA Between 1986 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
? 62 × 116 × 29 mm
(2.44 × 4.57 × 1.14 in)
Weight 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505 TEN-TEC-002510 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000537S