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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobiele VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne XTAL XTAL
IF-freqs. 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W undistorted (according to manual...)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output ? 1 W 750 mW

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 6 or 12V DC or mains
Current RX Max 2 A 45 mA ?
TX - 650 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 1960 and 1971
Dimensions 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
Weight ? 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000077 DRAKE-TR-000022 HEATHKIT-HW-000030-'TWOER'