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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - ? 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   APCO-25   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion PLL super-heterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
10.695 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 250 mW 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W ? 150 mW / 1.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC (4 ea. "AA" alkaline, NiCAD or NiMH) 9V DC 500 mA regulated power supply 5.5-11 V DC
Current RX - ? 150 mA
TX ? - 550 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx Between 200x and 200x in China Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? 65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
60 × 158 × 38 mm
(2.36 × 6.22 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 240 gr (8.5 oz) 370 gr (13.1 oz) with BA-2
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
Multi trunking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR and P25)
SAME / SKYWARN
"Object Oriented" programming
USB computer interface
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004X RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-ADV000801 DAIWA-MT-000020