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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±0.5ppm (+0°C to +50°C) Less than ± 2.5ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 30 kHz - 60 MHz 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
0.16 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
AM
13 µV (10 dB S/N @ 0.5-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
FM
0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 28-30 MHz)
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Selectivity ? SSB, CW (2.4kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-6dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/-60dB
AM/FM-N (6kHz)
More than 9.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20 kHz/-50dB
FM (15kHz)
More than 15 kHz/-6dB
Less than 30 kHz/-50dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? HF: Better than 70 dB 50MHz: More than 65dB (except IF point) ?
Audio output ? More than 1.0W (at 13.8V DC) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output 100 W 0.1-10 W in 5 steps ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9-15.9V DC ?V DC
Current RX - 250-450 mA ?
TX ? 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx Between 2002 and 20xx Between 1997 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
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Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 105 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in ATU
Built-in pre-amplifier, IF shift function with graphical indication, AGC time constant setting, 20dB (approx.) RF attenuator, AF speech compressor (DSP), CTCSS tone encoder/decoder for repeater access, VOX function, split operation with receive frequency lock, CI-V system capability, 9600bps data terminal on rear panel, bandstacking register, combined SQL and RF gain control knob, optional voice synthesizer (UT-102), variable SSB carrier-point, fanless noise free operation
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004X ICOM-IC-000703 STANDARD-C-000156