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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 136-174 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AFSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD 0.22 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB 70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 75 dB > 60 dB
Audio output Jensen speaker More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 2.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-148 MHz
(142-149.885 MHz)
Modulations - FM   AFSK   FM  
RF-output ? 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W 10 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? 0.3-1 A 300-600 mA
TX - 15 A max 3-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
130 × 32 × 140 mm
(5.12 × 1.26 × 5.51 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A ICOM-IC-V008000 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000252