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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF / 6m / 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 1.25-40 MHz 10-80m 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? 0.5µV 70 nV (with preamp)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 19 tubes Direct Down Conversion, SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 90 dB
Audio output ? ? Through computer

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 500 W (PEP), AM: 150 W (?) HF: 15 W, VHF: 8 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SMA
Impedance 100 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU Mains 10 to 15 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 3A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 2017 and 20xx in Russia
Dimensions ? 400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
165 × 100 × 35 mm
(6.50 × 3.94 × 1.38 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 22.50 kg (49.6 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandscope width: 20 kHz to 80 MHz
WLAN optional, 100 Mpbs
DAC converter: 14 bit 640 MSPS
8 programmable transistor switches for external equipment
Modular microphone input for Yaesu MH-31
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-SX SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000500 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR000002-PRO