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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise Less than 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB) More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 143.8-148.2 MHz 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   FM  
RF-output 120 W AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50-72Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 60 W 0.5-0.7 A
TX Max 25 A 120 W 3-6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
140 × 38 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.97 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 9 channels in 0 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 HEATHKIT-HW-000020-PAWNEE ICOM-IC-000037A