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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz 68-88 / 144-174 / 430-490 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 120 W ? 10 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 700-900 mA
TX Max 25 A - 1.6-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
? 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000053 ICOM-IC-000290A