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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.2 PPM
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 144-146 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK   FAX  
Sensitivity ? ? 2µV SSB 1.6-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 6.0 / 3.0 / 2.7 / 1.0 / 0.5 / 0.3 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st 70.455 MHz
2nd 455 kHz
3rd 17 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 24V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 500 mA ?
TX - Max 2.3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
480 × 149 × 294 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.57 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Seven optional bands ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-A ICOM-IC-000024E JRC-NRD-000630