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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 80-15 m 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
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 30W
TX ? 165 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
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 ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505 SBE-SB-000033 HALLICRAFTERS-WR-000600