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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne XTAL ?
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 1 W FM: 45/45 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 45 mA 2-2.5 A
TX - 650 mA Max 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) without PS-35 (with PS-35: 2.3kg)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 396 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
? Twin RX
Optional rack handles
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C DRAKE-TR-000022 ICOM-IC-000970H