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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
GBP 80
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
10-160 m (2 m option)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 3500 / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker. 3 W output 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50-80Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (100-234 V AC)
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1968 and 19xx in Japan (made by Yaesu for Sommerkamp)
Dimensions 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
370 × 160 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 SOMMERKAMP-FRDX-000500