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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 6 > 6 kHz
2.2 > 2.4 kHz
0.5 > optional
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 1.6-30 MHz: >70 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 ohms 700 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 144-148 / 420-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100 W ? High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 52 Ω 50 / 75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains, 110/115/220/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack
Current RX - ? 800 mA max
TX ? - 2.1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x Between 1977 and 1979 Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 302 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RIT, NB ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004 JRC-NRD-000505 ICOM-IC-T000070A