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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 50-54 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - AM   FM  
RF-output ? 5 W 1.5-3 / 1-2 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 or 12V DC or mains 3.2-7V DC
Current RX 60W ? 20-150 mA
TX - ? 1.2-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 1961 and 196x Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 182 gr (6.4 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 5000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS, DCS, DTMF & ARTS.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 HEATHKIT-HW-000029A-'SIXER' YAESU-VX-000002R