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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   -
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 ? ? -
Receiver system ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output 3 W ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W 1 W CW/SSB: 70-100 W, AM: 17-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 9.5V DC Mains
Current RX 0.5 A 68 mA -
TX 21 A max Max 600 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 1960 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions ? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
508 × 267 × 432 mm
(20.00 × 10.51 × 17.01 in)
Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 39.00 kg (86.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? -
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 MIZUHO-MX-000006X HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000032B