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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  2000m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 15 kHz to 4 MHz in five bands (15-40 kHz / 100-250 kHz / 245-645 kHz / 0.635-1.65 MHz / 1.55-4 MHz) 118-136 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity CW, Narrow filter (10 dB S/N)
15 kHz: 30 µV
40 kHz: 4 µV
100 kHz: 5 µV
250 kHz: 5 µV
645 kHz: 4 µV
1.65 MHz: 1 µV
4 MHz: 1 µV
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Selectivity Wide: 8 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-40 dB)
Intermediate: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-40 dB)
Narrow: 1 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-40 dB)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne (Band 1, 2 and 3) Double conversion superheterodyne (Band 4 and 5) ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 85 kHz / 4.5 MHz
2nd: 85 kHz
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Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 75-600Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 24 V DC (with ext. power unit) 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX 65 W Max 600 mA
TX - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1964 in United Kingdom Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 454 × 286 × 464 mm
(17.87 × 11.26 × 18.27 in)
140 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTS, CTCSS and DTMF options
Accessories ? ?
MPN MARCONI-MERCURY SOMMERKAMP-TS-000147DX