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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Quad-band 4/6/2m/70cm Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up ± 2.5 p.p.m. Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m FM: 26-30 / 50-54 / 65-108 / 108-181 / 320-350 / 400-480 / 700-988 MHz
AM: 108-136 MHz
0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.25 µV (13 dB SINAD)
700-998 MHz: -97 dBm (13 dB SINAD)
AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 450 kHz
Image rejection > 50 dB ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 2 W 3 W 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 26-30 / 50-54 / 136-175 / 400-480 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output - 5-50 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50/70Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ±15% Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 50 W 500 mA 80 W
TX - 9 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x Between 2013 and 201x in China Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
140 × 44 × 207 mm
(5.51 × 1.73 × 8.15 in)
?
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 1.44 kg (3.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 999 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features - DTMF-mic
Dual display
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B WOUXUN-KG-UV000950P(L) EDDYSTONE-000730/7