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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-29.9999 MHz 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne X-TAL ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) >50 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) High: 7/6 W, Low: ?/? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 50W 0.5 A ?
TX - Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
140 × 55 × 40 mm
(5.51 × 2.17 × 1.57 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Attenuator, NB, Mute Terminals, ANL, Line Out Jack, RIT, BFO, AGC, PBT, Speaker Output, MW Tune, Up-Down Tuning, Dial Lock, RF Gain, Int./Ext. VFO Switch. 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. GPS option. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000515 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH STANDARD-C-005750