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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 144-148 MHz 115-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV ? ?
Selectivity (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? mW

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 4-15V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
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Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C STANDARD-C-000178A STANDARD-C-000188