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HF Receiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.5 MHz + 23 additional
500 KHz ranges between 0.5-30 MHz
144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (25 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 7.5 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 80-10 m
160 m optional
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W 60 W

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 10-16V DC Mains
Current RX Max 210 mA @ 12 VDC (with dial lamps turned off) 300 mA -
TX - Max 8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 1980 in Japan Between 1965 and 1968
Dimensions 274 × 140 × 324 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 12.76 in)
156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 320 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SPR-000004 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION) HAMMARLUND-HX-000050A