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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 76-100 / 118-900 MHz 40 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 145 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
430 MHz: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? about 2.0 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 8.467 MHz or 8.192 MHz, depending on the selected tuning range
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 40 m
Modulations - FM   SSB  
RF-output ? 0.3/0.3 W 10 W PEP

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SMA SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) 12~13.8 V
Current RX 60W 50 mA 30 mA
TX - 280 mA 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 2003 and 200x Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
58 × 102 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.02 × 1.06 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz) with batteries 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B KENWOOD-TH-K000007 CRKITS-KN-Q000007