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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Dual mode (digital + analog) handheld transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 220-225 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 220-225 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   DV  
RF-output ? High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W 5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep BNC SMA
Impedance 75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC, 2800 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? Max 140 mA 100 mA max
TX - Max 1.2 A 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 64 × 130 × 65 mm
(2.52 × 5.12 × 2.56 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? ? 235 gr (8.3 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Digital encryption
AMBE5000 vecoder
SMS function
LCD display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 ICOM-IC-000003AT YANTON-DM-000980