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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? Continuous 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity ? ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains ? 10-15V DC
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? ?
TX Max 2.7 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) None 255 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000072 HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' LOWE-HF-000250E