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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 2-32 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   -
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
? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 29 valves -
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz -
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output 3 W ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W ? CW/SSB: 70-100 W, AM: 17-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC ? Mains
Current RX 0.5 A ? -
TX 21 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1960 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 508 × 267 × 432 mm
(20.00 × 10.51 × 17.01 in)
Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) ? 39.00 kg (86.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? -
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 RCA-SRR-000013A HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000032B