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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
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 144-148 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/500Ω 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC 11-16V DC or mains
Current RX ? 45 mA Max 2 A
TX - 650 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 199x and 2005
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
Weight 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 440 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS232C interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000001 DRAKE-TR-000022 DRAKE-R000008A