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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 2 m 3-32 MHz
0.5-3 MHz with reduced sensitivity
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR using high-performance 32-bit floating-point DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 2 m 80-10 m ham bands
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W ? 80-15m: 10W max, 12-10m: 8W max

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 6.5-14V DC
Current RX - ? 135 mA
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1973 Between 198x and 198x Between 2016 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 147 × 71 × 38 mm
(5.79 × 2.80 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? ? 370 gr (13.1 oz) without options
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in PSK/TTY decode/encode
Built-in QSK keyer
Built-in speaker
Low-profile knops and feet
Rear tilt foot
High contrast alphanumeric LCD
Integrated numeric keypad for direct frequency entry
Computer control via supplied USB or RS232 cable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004XB SANTEC-ST-000144ΜP ELECRAFT-KX000002