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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 108-174 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW 10 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7-14V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 320 mA
TX - ? 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1974 Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 1972 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 289 × 162 × 239 mm
(11.38 × 6.38 × 9.41 in)
49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
215 × 68 × 230 mm
(8.46 × 2.68 × 9.06 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-C ICOM-IC-P000002ET BRAUN-SE-000300