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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
110-174 / 410-500 MHz 25.615-28.305 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system X-TAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
25.615-28.305 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 21 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 0.5 A Max 1 A ?
TX Max 21 A Max 11.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 240 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH YAESU-FT-008500 GALAXY-SATURN