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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.535 / 1.5-4 / 4-4.5 / 6-6.5 / 8-9 / 12-13.5 / 16-17.5 / 22-23 / 25-26 MHz 136-175 / 300-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 0.153-30 / 87.6-108 MHz (Type 1)
0.153-30 / 76-108 MHz (Type 2)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - N-type Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50/500Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC 6V DC (4R6) or 6V DC external
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX - 4-11.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x Between 1983 and 1987 in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
? 185 × 119 × 32 mm
(7.28 × 4.69 × 1.26 in)
Weight 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 640 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTSS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000001 KENWOOD-TM-V000708A SONY-ICF-007600D