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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Marine receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
150-4200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system X-TAL Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 600 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ?
Audio output ? 5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
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Modulations CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC
Current RX 0.5 A ?
TX Max 21 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 36 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. 35 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH SAILOR-R000106