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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output 100 W High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W 100/100/20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 52 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX - 1.1 A Max 1.8 A
TX ? 2.5-6.5 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x Between 1978 and 198x Between 1997 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004 DRAKE-UV-000003 ICOM-IC-000706MKII