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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
10W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m - 136-174 / 400-480 / 450-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m / 160 m optional 136-174 / 400-480 / 450-520 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 100 W (180 W INPUT) 10 / 5 / 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 7.4 V DC, 1500 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX 60W - 100 mA max
TX - ? 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 1958 and 196x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
115 × 65 × 35 mm
(4.53 × 2.56 × 1.38 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Duplex repeater (UHF to VHF or VHF to UHF)
Color display
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF / PTT ID
VOX on/off, VOX level setting, VOX delay time setting
PC Programmable
Wire Clone
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000100V YANTON-T-000650UV