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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop receiver
Quad-band 4/6/2m/70cm Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m HF FM: 26-30 / 50-54 / 65-108 / 108-181 / 320-350 / 400-480 / 700-988 MHz
AM: 108-136 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 0.25 µV (13 dB SINAD)
700-998 MHz: -97 dBm (13 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
? 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection > 50 dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 2 W ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - HF 26-30 / 50-54 / 136-175 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output - ? 5-50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50/70Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 50 W ? 500 mA
TX - - 9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x in China
Dimensions 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
? 140 × 44 × 207 mm
(5.51 × 1.73 × 8.15 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) ? 1.44 kg (3.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - Solid state DTMF-mic
Dual display
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Accessories - ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B MAJOR-GB-000736 WOUXUN-KG-UV000950P(L)