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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 50-52 MHz 109-136 / 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV ? W-FM: 0.18 µV
FM: 0.22 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
? 8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-52 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 3 W VHF: 20/40 W, UHF: 20/35 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary Built-in telescopic N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 400 mA
TX - ? 8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 1975 and 198x Between 2013 and 201x in China
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
? 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
VXO DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C ICOM-IC-000502 BAOJIE-BJ-009900