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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  None 
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 144-146 MHz 108-140 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ? ?
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFT455F2
?
Image rejection 60dB ? ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) 9.6-16V DC Mains
Current RX 40W 45 mA ?
TX - 450 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 196x and 196x in West Germany
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
122 × 51 × 175 mm
(4.80 × 2.01 × 6.89 in)
?
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 10*NiCd included ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Illuminated dial PLL: SM5104GA ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B KENWOOD-TR-002300 ROHDE-&-SCHWARZ-EU-000089