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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
QRP | Shortwave Transceiver | 20 m | CW/SSB

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz (230 – 530 kHz optional) 10-160 m (2 m option) 14.150-14.350 MHz
14.000-14.100 MHz with optional CW module
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity CW: 0.2 µV (6 dB S/N)
AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
? <0.5 µV for 12 dB S/N
Selectivity Variable 0.3-5 kHz (–6 dB)
Formfactor -6/-60 dB: 1:4 at 5 kHz bandwidth
? ?
Filters ? ? 6 dB at 2.5 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion, 10 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superhet
IF-freqs. 1st: 1326 kHz ? 10 MHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W/4000 ohms 1 W >1 Watt into 8 Ohms at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 20 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 60Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110/125/220 V AC +/-10% 40-60 Hz, 65 W and 220V DC +/-10%, 85 W) Mains (100-234 V AC) 12-14 V DC
Current RX ? ? 50-100 mA
TX - - 2.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1957 in West Germany Between 1968 and 19xx in Japan (made by Yaesu for Sommerkamp) Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 552 × 356 × 340 mm
(21.73 × 14.02 × 13.39 in)
370 × 160 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 44.00 kg (97.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIEMENS-000745-E303 SOMMERKAMP-FRDX-000500 MFJ-009420X