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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) - 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60dB ? > 60 dB
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ? 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 40W - Max 0.5 A
TX - ? Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1968 and 1973 Between 1990 and 19xx
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
? 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) ? 750 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PLL IC: PLL2001
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B DRAKE-T-000004XB ICOM-IC-000229E