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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV - 87.5-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM   N-FM   W-FM   DMR  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? Analog (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.25 µV (Wide Band)
≤ 0.35 µV (Narrow Band)
Digital
0.3 µV / -117.4 dBm (BER 5%), 0.7uV/-110dBm (BER 1%)
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DMR  
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) 5 / 10 / 25 / 50 W (UHF: 45 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC Mains 13.8 V DC ±20%
Current RX 0.5 A 3 A @ 117 VAC ?
TX 21 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 1974 and 1978 Between 2019 and 202x in China
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 Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 4000 channels in 250 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 1.77" color LCD. CTCSS/PL and DCS. DTMF. 2-tone/5-tone selcall.
SMS via keyboard. APRS (DMR & FM). Roaming. GPS and Bluetooth.
VFO. VOX. Backlit buttons. Micro-USB. Twin RX (V/U, V/V, U/U).
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 YAESU-FL-000101 ANYTONE-AT-D000578UV