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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2ppm
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.495-999.990 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   DV   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5/25kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500mW @ <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations - FM   DV   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 5/5, Low: 0.5/0.5 W VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna - SMA SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC battery or 10-16V DC external 7.4V DC Li-Ion, 1300/1700mAh
Current RX 60W 17-370 mA ?
TX - Max 2.2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 2006 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
58 × 103 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 1.34 in)
62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with battery and antenna 255 gr (9.0 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF and CTCSS. Spectrum scope PC-programmable. Alpha tags. Twin RX. Dual band
Alpha tags
VOX
Reverse frequency (shift)
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
ANI-ID
PC programmable
3 color LCD backlight
Digital FM radio

Optional:
1750Hz, Priority scan
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 ICOM-IC-E000091 WOUXUN-KG-000699E