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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.830 MHz 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W (80 W on 10m) High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 8-10.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 20-130 mA
TX - ? 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Seven optional bands ? 1750 Hz tone burst
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-A HEATHKIT-HW-005400 ICOM-IC-000002E