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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) VHF 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz ? 1st: 21.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? 250 mW at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) - 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) ? High: 5 W, Medium: 2.5 W, Low: 350 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 7.2V DC (battery), 5-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? ? 13/35 mA (save/stby)
TX ? - Max 950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1974 and 197x Between 2004 and 2007 in Taiwan
Dimensions ? ? 55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
Weight ? ? 185 gr (6.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000004C RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000004 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000277DX