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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 144-146 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz ?
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8-10.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 20-130 mA ?
TX - 220-550 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
?
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Seven optional bands 1750 Hz tone burst ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-A ICOM-IC-000002E CRKITS-KN-Q000008