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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 6 m 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 7.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 6 m 144.6-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM  
RF-output ? 1 W 10 / 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC +/- 15 %
Current RX ? ? 200 mA
TX - ? 3.7-9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1974 Between 1964 and 196x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 289 × 162 × 239 mm
(11.38 × 6.38 × 9.41 in)
? 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band ? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-C ICOM-FDAM-000001 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212