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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz 545 kHz - 33 MHz with plug-in coils 66-108 / 108-136 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? XTAL-filter was added in later versions ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 66-108 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 80 W ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50 Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 15 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1932 and 1935 in USA Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 527 × 241 × 349 mm
(20.75 × 9.49 × 13.74 in)
?
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 256 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? NOAA channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000005 HAMMARLUND-COMET-PRO RADTEL-RT-000420