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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 26.965-27.405 MHz 136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
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 ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output 3 W ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W 4 W 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC ? 7.5V DC NiCad battery
Current RX 0.5 A ? ?
TX 21 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? ? 59 × 140 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 5.51 × 1.57 in)
Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) ? 509 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? FM CTCSS/PL or Select 5/5-tone CCIR
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 DANITA-MARK-000003 MOTOROLA-GP-000300