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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 140-150 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
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 ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5-4, 7-7.3, 14-14.4, 21-21.45, 27.16-29.7 MHz 10-80 m 140-150 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output 125 W SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W High: 50 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/600 Ω 50-75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX - 0.5 A 500 mA
TX ? 21 A max Max 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 194x in USA Between 1975 and 1978 Between 197x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 508 × 457 × 260 mm
(20.00 × 17.99 × 10.24 in)
? 156 × 61 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.40 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000019 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000800