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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.54-31 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 7.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144.6-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 10 / 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC +/- 15 %
Current RX 60W ? 200 mA
TX - - 3.7-9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 1953 and 1956 in USA Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000140X RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212