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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-180 MHz 80-10 m 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 70 dB (no reference) ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.3 kHz (SSB)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 80-10 m 160-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W 150 W 120 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? ?
TX Max 12 A ? Max 25 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
? 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 81 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000147E DRAKE-TR-000003 DRAKE-TR-000007