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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 126
USD 231 ~ USD 428 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) 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 Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ?
Image rejection 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A 0.5 A
TX Max 16 A 21 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 1975 and 1978
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
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Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277