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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 10 ppm. 0° to 50° C. ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 50-52 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity SSB (10 dB S/N): < 0.5µV 0.5-30 MHz
AM (10 dB S/N): < 2.0µV 0.5-30 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 87-108 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 118-137 MHz
? ?
Selectivity AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6dB
AM: 4.0 kHz @ -6dB
LSB/USB: 2.3 kHz @ -6dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB .5-30 MHz> 50 dB 87-108 MHz> 60 dB 118-137 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2 Watts, 4 Ohms. < 5% distortion ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-52 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output ? 3 W 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance 50 / 300 / 500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-10V DC external or 6×LR20 internal ?V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1 A max ? 0.2 A
TX - ? 1.0 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 2000 in Ohio, U.S.A. Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 198x
Dimensions 292 × 133 × 330 mm
(11.50 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
? 179 × 56 × 211 mm
(7.05 × 2.20 × 8.31 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ? 1.85 kg (4.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 70 channels in 1 bank(s) None 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? VXO 5 scanning memories
ANL
PA
SelCall
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000008 ICOM-IC-000502A ZODIAC-SEARCHER-000040