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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 146-148 MHz 60-79.975 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
? ?
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne XTAL ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 146-148 MHz 60-79.975 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 1.5 W 1 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) Built-in telescopic Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 13.8V DC 10~14 V DC
Current RX 3 A (60 W) 30-75 mA 90 mA
TX - Max 445 mA 285 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 198x in Israël
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
138 × 58 × 216 mm
(5.43 × 2.28 × 8.50 in)
90 × 225 × 55 mm
(3.54 × 8.86 × 2.17 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
150 Hz tonesquelch
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A DRAKE-TR-000033C MILITARY-PRC-000614B