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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 136-174 MHz 15 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AFSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 75 dB ?
Audio output Jensen speaker More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
15 m
Modulations - FM   AFSK   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.3-1 A ?
TX - 15 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
?
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A ICOM-IC-V008000 KANTRONICS-KT-000115