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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Channelized 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 26.965-27.225 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   DMR  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ? Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.35 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? TIA603: 60 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 70 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C: 45 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 70 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60dB ? 70 dB
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ? 500 mW @ 3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.225 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations - - FM   DMR  
RF-output ? 0.5 W VHF: 1/5 W, UHF: 1/4 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) ? 7.2 V DC (1300 or 2200 mAh Li-Ion)
Current RX 40W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2012 and 201x
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
? 131.5 × 63.5 × 36.2 mm
(5.18 × 2.50 × 1.43 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) ? 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-V117 battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? FM IP 57
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000613 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000300