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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1-100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz 0.5-1300 MHz 140-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.5-5 MHz: 1.6 µV
5-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 1.6 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-1300 MHz: 1.6 µV
FM
0.5-5 MHz: 0.5 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.32 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.45 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.35 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.79 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM
75-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 2.2 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.3 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-900 MHz: 1.6 µV
SSB/CW
0.5-5 MHz: 0.4 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.25 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.4 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.63 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.4 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: >150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: >4 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 80 W ? Max 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 4.8-16V DC external 5.5-15V DC
Current RX ? 38-180 mA ?
TX Max 15 A - Max 1.3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1996 and 1999 in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 58 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.28 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
55 × 139 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 5.47 × 1.26 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 49 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CI-V. VSC. Bandscope ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000005 ICOM-IC-R000010 YAESU-FT-000411R