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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0,5 p.p.m. (-10 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
SSB/CW/FSK:
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
AM:
32 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2.5 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK:
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM:
5.0 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB
Audio output ? ? 3.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W SSB/CW/FSK: 5 / 25 / 50 / 100 W, AM: 5 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? 900 mA max 1.2 A
TX - 3.1 A max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1981 and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
179 × 60 × 276 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 10.87 in)
Weight ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000002 ICOM-IC-000290E KENWOOD-TK-000090