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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ?
TX - 4-13 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C KENWOOD-TM-V000071E