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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 40m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 7-7.125 MHz 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 7-7.125 MHz 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations - CW   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 2 W 1 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 13.5 V DC 9.5V DC
Current RX ? 55 mA 68 mA
TX - Max 550 mA Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1975 and 1980 in Japan Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
202 × 65 × 173 mm
(7.95 × 2.56 × 6.81 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000001B MIZUHO-DC-000007X MIZUHO-MX-000006X