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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV @ 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ± 12 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 15 W 1 / 15 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 150 mA
TX - ? 3.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 197x and 197x Between 1973 and 197x
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
? 250 × 60 × 225 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 8.86 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 25 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Seven optional bands ? Built-in 1750 Hz tone burst
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-A ZODIAC-TAURUS ZODIAC-GEMINI