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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 231 ~ USD 428 (similar rigs)
USD 212 ~ USD 361
DEM 2,030
Rating No reviews yet 2 reviews
HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor)
Filters ? 9MHz crystal
Receiver system Tubes Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit
Current RX ? ?
TX ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 1969 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
Weight 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505 GALAXY-GT000550