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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF transceiver
Monitoring Scope

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
3.5-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? 60 mV / 1/4" deflection (horizontal and vertical)
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Jensen speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
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Modulations - FM   All mode  
RF-output ? 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3500 mAh Li-ion battery pack Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 25 W
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 201x and 201x in China Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
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Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band IP54 rating dust and splash protection
Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
CTCSS & DCS encode and decode
SQL levels setting
Voice annunciator
Low battery alert
Battery save
Emergency alarm
Time-out timer
PC programmable
Password protection
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A SAMCOM-CP-000400HP HEATHKIT-SB-000614