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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 7.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144.6-148 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 10 / 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8 V DC +/- 15 %
Current RX ? ? 200 mA
TX - ? 3.7-9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1974 Between 1982 and 1984 Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 289 × 162 × 239 mm
(11.38 × 6.38 × 9.41 in)
? 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band ? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-C HEATHKIT-SS-009000 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212