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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 146-148 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
Selectivity ? ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 90 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 146-148 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W 1.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor
Current RX - 30-75 mA 115 mW typical
TX ? Max 445 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 138 × 58 × 216 mm
(5.43 × 2.28 × 8.50 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004X DRAKE-TR-000033C YUPITERU-MVT-005500