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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
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, all tubes
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
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 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C KENWOOD-TM-V000071E GONSET-GR-000211