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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz ?-? MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   - 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 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - ?-? MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 7 W 10 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 2A max ? 700-900 mA
TX - ? 1.6-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1985 Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
? 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight ? ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 120 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM/FM/SSB DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-004245 HY-GAIN-002790 ICOM-IC-000290A