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Transceivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Sommerkamp FTDX-505
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
192€
Theoretical estimate
163€
Minimum
221€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- Amateur HF transceiver
- Frequency range
- 10-80 m 3.5-4.0 MHz 7.0-7.5 MHz 10.0-10.5 MHz (WWV RX only) 14.0-14.5 MHz 21.0-21.5 MHz 28.0-30.0 MHz (Plus two optional bands)
- Tuning steps
- Analog / continuous
- Frequency stability
- ±? ppm
- Mode
- AM / SSB / CW
- Channels / memory management
- None
- Repeater shift / offset
- No
- Power supply
- Mains: 117 or 220 VAC
- Current drain / power consumption
- RX: ? W TX: Max ? W
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50-120 ohm / SO-239
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 400*159*349 mm (15.75*6.25*13.75")
- Weight
- 18.1 Kg (40 lb)
- Other features
- 25 & 100 KHz calibrator. NB. VOX. Phone patch terminals.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Double conversion superheterodyne 1st IF: ~5.77 MHz 2nd IF: 3.18 MHz
- Sensitivity
- 0.5 uV (20 dB S/N) @ 14 MHz SSB
- Selectivity
- SSB 2.4 KHz (-6 dB) 4.2 KHz (-60 dB) CW 600 Hz (-6 dB) 1.2 KHz (-60 dB)
- Image rejection
- 50 dB
- AF output power / speaker
- 1 W at ?% distortion / 8 ohm
TRANSMITTER SECTION
- SSB (PEP)
- ~250 W (560 W PEP input)
- CW
- ~250 W (500 W input)
- Max FM deviation (Factory set)
- No FM
- Spurious emissions
- Better than -? dB
- Microphone impedance / connector
- ? ohm / 3-pin (1/4" phone jack)
- Microphone input level
- ? mV
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