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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 100-180 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz 0.150-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low: ?/? W ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 9V DC (6R20/D + 2R6/AA)
Current RX 60W ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
50 × 134 × 41 mm
(1.97 × 5.28 × 1.61 in)
293 × 160 × 60 mm
(11.54 × 6.30 × 2.36 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) 1.75 kg (3.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 15 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Wide/narrow selectivity. Clock. RF gain
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B KENWOOD-TH-000078E SANGEAN-ATS-000803A