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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 1 ppm
Tuning steps ? 5 / 15 kHz 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
2-29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting SSB: 0.7 µV for 10 dB SINAD
AM: 3 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB 75 dB
Audio output Jensen speaker Internal speaker 20 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
2-29.9999 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? 2 / 45 W 20 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 20-32V DC
Current RX ? 600-750 mA ?
TX - 2.7-9.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1976 and 19xx in by Hughes and Tadiran
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
31.75 × 26.67 × 6.66 mm
(1.25 × 1.05 × 0.26 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 6.36 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features One optional band ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A ICOM-IC-000025H MILITARY-AN/PRC-000140