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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2m 
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 0.54-20 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ? ?
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection 60dB ? ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD 12" HiFi speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.5-10 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 100Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) Separate PSU 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 40W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
? 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X ICOM-IC-000210