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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 144-148 MHz 136-174 MHz
430-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ? ?
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60dB ? > 70 dB
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 136-174 MHz
430-470 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 3 W, Low: 0.5 W 1/5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC
Current RX 40W 55-270 mA ?
TX - 350-750 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
57 × 130 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 5.12 × 1.18 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) batteries included 404 gr (14.3 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 15 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? DTMF/CTCSS (PL)/DPL/CSQ
SmarTrunk II option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B ICOM-IC-000215E MOTOROLA-GP-000068