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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz 150-285 / 520-1605 kHz
1.6-4.5 / 4.5-12 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   W-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 ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
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 -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) High: 7/6 W, Low: ?/? W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Clamps / screws + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 6V DC or mains
Current RX 0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 21 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
140 × 55 × 40 mm
(5.51 × 2.17 × 1.57 in)
210 × 228 × 86 mm
(8.27 × 8.98 × 3.39 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. GPS option. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH STANDARD-C-005750 SONY-ICF-005800L-/-CAPTAIN-77