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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz 7 / 21 / 28 / 50 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m RX 0.5-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 120 W Max 10 W AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.5V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? ? Max 600 mA
TX Max 25 A ? Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
? 230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 KENWOOD-TS-000670 YAESU-FT-000007B