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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 7-7.1 / 21-21.45 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-146 MHz 15 + 40m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 80 W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 1/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12-15 V DC
Current RX ? 400 mA ?
TX Max 15 A 9.5 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 179 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.05 in)
250 × 115 × 90 mm
(9.84 × 4.53 × 3.54 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000005 KENWOOD-TM-000221E JRC-JST-000010A