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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (USA)
RX: 100-190 / 332-490 / 700-950 MHz
26.965-27.255 MHz, 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
VHF: Less than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: Less than 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
? ?
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (USA)
RX: 100-190 / 332-490 / 700-950 MHz
26.965-27.255 MHz, 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output ? High: 1/1 W, Low: 300/300 mW 3.5 / 4 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 3.3-8.4V DC (4.5V DC nominal) ?
Current RX 3 A (60 W) 11-70 mA ?
TX - 400-950 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1997 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
58 × 104 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.09 × 1.06 in)
?
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) including battery & antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? CTCSS. DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A STANDARD-C-000510 HANDIC-003605