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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 138-174 MHz 20 / 40 / 80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 5200 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
20 / 40 / 80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 10-100 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 117/230V AC, 12V DC
Current RX - 0.9-1 A ?
TX ? Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CI-V ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004X ICOM-IC-000275H NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003