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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ±2.5 ppm
Tuning steps XTAL/VFO controlled Continuous 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.01-30 MHz 136-174 Mhz (VHF Lo version)
240-260 Mhz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 Mhz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 Mhz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
<0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ?
Receiver system XTAL Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 80 dB ≥60dB
Audio output ? 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 136-174 Mhz (VHF Lo version)
240-260 Mhz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 Mhz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 Mhz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations CW   - N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output 40-60 W ? VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX - 3 A (60 W) ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
Keypad lock
Reverse Frequency Function (Shift)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-NT DRAKE-R000007A PUXING-PX-000328