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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 80 / 75 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10m 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
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 ? ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W ? 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC Mains 9.5V DC
Current RX 0.5 A ? 68 mA
TX 21 A max - Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 1970 and 1975 Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) ? 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 LAFAYETTE-HA-000600 MIZUHO-MX-000006X