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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 80-15 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 80-15 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 50~60 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 40-100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX ? Max 0.8 A ?
TX - Max 3.1 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1966 and 1970
Dimensions ? 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
295 × 127 × 241 mm
(11.61 × 5.00 × 9.49 in)
Weight ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000002 ICOM-IC-000260A SBE-SB-000034