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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 144-148 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 XTAL ?
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 - 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output ? 1 W 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) Built-in sweep -
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) 45 mA ?
TX - 650 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
100 × 50 × 180 mm
(3.94 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included 630 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A DRAKE-TR-000022 LAFAYETTE-MICRO-000003