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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 300 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W Max 10 W High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 8.4V DC
Current RX - Max 800 mA 20-130 mA
TX ? Max 3.5 A 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1973 Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1980 and 199x
Dimensions ? 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004XB ICOM-IC-000451E ICOM-IC-000002A