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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
0.25-29.9 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.7 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM 6.0 kHz, SSB/CW 3 kHz
Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 Watts at 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   -
RF-output 120 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains (100/110/117/200/220/234 VAC 50/60 Hz)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 25 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1977 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
141 × 39 × 183 mm
(5.55 × 1.54 × 7.20 in)
360 × 125 × 295 mm
(14.17 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ANL (Automatic Noise Limiting)
Attenuator
Carry handle
Digital clock timer
Digital display
Fine tuning
Mute line
Pre-selector
Record jack
Recorder activation jacks
S-Meter
Tone control
¼" Headphones jack
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 KENWOOD-TM-000201A YAESU-FRG-007000