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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2000m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 10-160 m (2 m option)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 10 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: ? µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 32 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
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Selectivity ? N-AM
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
W-AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW, 6 kHz AM (Optional) ?
Receiver system ? Triple (FM) / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
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Image rejection ? 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W into 8 ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? 250 W PEP, AM: 140W DC input ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 100Ω 20-150Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC) Mains (100-234 V AC)
Current RX ? 80 W ?
TX - 510 W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 1968 and 19xx in Japan (made by Yaesu for Sommerkamp)
Dimensions ? 401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
370 × 160 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 4 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Auto-AT option ?
Accessories ? Internal automatic antenna tuner
Communications headphones
Light-weight open air communications headphones
Deluxe communications headphones
Micro headphones
Hand microphone
Desk microphone
Phone patch
Station monitor
TXCO
External speaker
Voice synthesizer
500 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
250 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
6 kHz AM filter (8.83 MHz IF)
500 Hz CW filter (8.83 MHz IF)
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MPN HAMMARLUND-SPR-000220-LX KENWOOD-TS-000940S SOMMERKAMP-FRDX-000500