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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz 0.1 / 1 / 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 80 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 0.8 A
TX Max 15 A ? Max 3.1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000005 ICOM-IC-000240 ICOM-IC-000260A