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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Amateur Base Station Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 80-15 m 1.7-34 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tubes Super-Heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 80-15 m ?
Modulations CW   SSB   USB   LSB   -
RF-output SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) 135 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 40-100Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? 35 W ?
TX ? 165 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
?
Weight 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505 SBE-SB-000033 HALLICRAFTERS-SKYRIDER-000023