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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8-10.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 20-130 mA 900 mA
TX - 220-550 mA Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

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 ICOM-IC-000002E ICOM-IC-000720A