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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Beacon Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? AM: 9 or 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz 200-400 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? 5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 142.5 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 75 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor 28V DC (aircraft battery voltage)
Current RX ? 300 mA 0.75 A
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 196x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in China Between 194x and 194x in USA by Detrola
Dimensions ? 127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
100 × 100 × 168 mm
(3.94 × 3.94 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 700 channels in 100 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? Clock / alarm ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000100 GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR MILITARY-BC-001206