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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 144-146 MHz 130-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
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 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8-10.8V DC 5-16 V DC
Current RX ? 20-130 mA 13 mA
TX - 220-550 mA 350-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included 185 gr (6.5 oz) without battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
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 ALAN-CT-000145