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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.1-30 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 150 W 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 400-600 mA
TX ? ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1987 and 199x Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN DRAKE-TR-000003 ICOM-IC-000781 ALINCO-DR-000735T