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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ± 5 ppm (380 Hz maximum)
Tuning steps Continuous 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 30-75.975 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) Less than 0.5 uV r.m.s. e.m.f. for 6 dB
S/N at 1000 Hz modulation frequency and
N full deviation.
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
300 Hz: -3 dB
1000 Hz: 0 dB
3000 Hz: -3 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? > 100 dB
Audio output 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 30-75.975 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W 0.1 / 1 / 15 / 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 21.5-34V DC (28V nominal)
Current RX 0.5 A 3 A
TX 21 A max 10 A max @ 24V DC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 197x and 19xx in England
Dimensions ? 242 × 217 × 259 mm
(9.53 × 8.54 × 10.20 in)
Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1840 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 CLANSMAN-VRC-000353