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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) poor ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 6m 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? poor ?
Filters ? ? 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1750 kHz (?) 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
6m -
Modulations FM   AM   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W 5 ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? 2A max
TX Max 10.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1960 and 196x in USA by DeWald Radio in Long Island, NY Between 1982 and 1985
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
? 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229H LAFAYETTE-HE-000035 DRAKE-R-004245