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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV - 152-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.700 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W ? Built-in speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 0.5 A 3 A @ 117 VAC ?
TX 21 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 1974 and 1978 Between 1957 and 1958
Dimensions ? 370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
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Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 YAESU-FL-000101 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000105