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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.15-30 MHz 2m (144.0-145.0 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (S/N > 10 dB)
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
4.8 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD, 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 2m (144.0-145.0 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 150 W ? 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 450 mA max 600 mA
TX ? - 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 1998 Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 160 channels in 16 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, VRIT Tuning, Dial Lamp, Keypad, NB, Fine Tuning, Clock, 5-Event Timer, Scan, Sweep, Standby, Lock, Record Jack, Sleep Timer, Four Tuning Steps. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000003 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394 KENWOOD-TR-007010