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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-912 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 4-13 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 1985 and 198x
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
270 × 89 × 203 mm
(10.63 × 3.50 × 7.99 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in 2 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX Weather
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C KENWOOD-TM-V000071E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000800XLT