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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz) 80-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output Jensen speaker 250 mW at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz) 80-10 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Medium: 2.5 W, Low: 350 mW 100 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2V DC (battery), 5-16V DC (external) Mains
Current RX ? 13/35 mA (save/stby) ?
TX - Max 950 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 2004 and 2007 in Taiwan Between 1982 and 1986
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
?
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 185 gr (6.5 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A SOMMERKAMP-TS-000277DX INTRACO-TIIC-I