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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 50-54 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   FM   AM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
? ?
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 3 A (60 W) ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
162 × 55 × 182 mm
(6.38 × 2.17 × 7.17 in)
152 × 50 × 192 mm
(5.98 × 1.97 × 7.56 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 1.42 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A KDK-FM-006033 HANDIC-000235-DAN