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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-180 MHz 160-10 m 150 kHz - 30 MHz
87-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 70 dB (no reference) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC ? 6 V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? ?
TX Max 12 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
168 × 105 × 28 mm
(6.61 × 4.13 × 1.10 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 700 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000147 DRAKE-R000004A GRUNDIG-G000003