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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: -4 dBV (20 dB QS)
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tube superhet Single (SSB/CW) / double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 495 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output External speaker or headphones 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output - FM/CW: 10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 6/170V 12-14.5 V DC or mains 2200 mAh Li-ion battery pack
Current RX ? 600 mA ?
TX - 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1932 and 1934 in USA Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
?
Weight ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - VOX
NB
100 kHz calibrator
Repeater tone burst 1300-3000 Hz adjustable
50 CTCSS tones/105 DCS codes
1750Hz
SOS emergency function
Shift repeater
VOX and Scan function
Back-lit display with 3 colors
Accessories External power supply 5886AB - ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-AGS SOMMERKAMP-FT-000220 SAMCOM-MT-000777