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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.03-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 300 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W ? High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Hi-Z BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or internal batteries 8.4V DC
Current RX - ? 20-130 mA
TX ? - 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1973 Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1980 and 199x
Dimensions ? 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004XB LOWE-HF-000225 ICOM-IC-000002A