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Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-52 MHz 118-136 MHz 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-52 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 3 W High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 600 mA 2A max
TX ? Max 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 198x Between 199x and 199x Between 1982 and 1985
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO DTS, CTCSS and DTMF options ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000502 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000147DX DRAKE-R-004245