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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz
Audio output ? ? 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W 3.5-25/3.5-25 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 52 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external)
Current RX - 2-2.5 A 35-150 mA
TX ? Max 9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
Weight ? 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1250 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004 ICOM-IC-000970E ICOM-IC-R000020