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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 1 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
2-29.9999 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.7 µV for 10 dB SINAD
AM: 3 µV for 10 dB SINAD
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Selectivity AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system X-TAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB 75 dB ?
Audio output ? 20 mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
2-29.9999 MHz 10-160 m / 6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW  
RF-output AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 20 W PEP 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military) Proprietary
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 20-32V DC Mains
Current RX 0.5 A ? -
TX Max 21 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 1976 and 19xx in by Hughes and Tadiran Between 1939 and 1945 in USA
Dimensions 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
31.75 × 26.67 × 6.66 mm
(1.25 × 1.05 × 0.26 in)
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Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 6.36 kg (14.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH MILITARY-AN/PRC-000140 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000006