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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.003 %
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
75-85 / 144-171 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/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)
? 20 kHz (-50 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system X-TAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? -40 dB
Audio output ? ? 3.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
- 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM  
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 - SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX 0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 21 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between and Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
? 170 × 60 × 240 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ? 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. ? PA
Delta tune (± 750 Hz)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH SBE-SENTINEL-I SBE-TOUCH/COM 000040