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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 118-174 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (20 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 1.5 W or more High: 50 W, Low: 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6 V DC (8 Ni-Cd cells) 13.8V DC 24V DC or mains
Current RX 17 mA Max 0.6 A ?
TX 400 mA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x Between 1991 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 60 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.36 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
139.7 × 50.8 × 184.15 mm
(5.50 × 2.00 × 7.25 in)
482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
Weight ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000240 AZDEN-PCS-006000H DRAKE-RR-000002