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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.535 / 1.5-4 / 4-4.5 / 6-6.5 / 8-9 / 12-13.5 / 16-17.5 / 22-23 / 25-26 MHz ?-? MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50/500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 0.8-1 A
TX - - Max 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS. 9K6 bd packet ready Multi color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000001 DRAKE-RR-000001B ICOM-IC-E000208