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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz 440-450 MHz 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 440-450 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 80 W High: 12 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 15 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions ? 141 × 39 × 183 mm
(5.55 × 1.54 × 7.20 in)
254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000005 KENWOOD-TM-000401A SONY-CRF-000001