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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
3W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 144-148 MHz 87.5-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV @ 12 dB SINAD < 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ± 12 kHz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 1 / 15 W 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 3.7 V DC, 1200 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? 150 mA 100 mA max
TX - 3.5 A max 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 1973 and 197x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
250 × 60 × 225 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 8.86 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 232 gr (8.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Seven optional bands Built-in 1750 Hz tone burst PC Software Programmable
Manual Programming
Wire Copy
VOX Function
CTCSS/DCS
Monitor, Reverse Frequency
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-A ZODIAC-GEMINI YANTON-T-000330