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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 11-16V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 0.6 A Max 1.5 A
TX - Max 2.7 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 DRAKE-TR-000072 ICOM-IC-000728