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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 10-160 m -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ?
Selectivity 60 dB SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 10-160 m 160-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) Mains
Current RX 25-100 mA 100 W -
TX 0.8-1.8 A 400 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1969 and 197x in USA Between 1968 and 1973
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
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Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007 DRAKE-T-000004XC