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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.005%
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz 0.5-999 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.7 mV for 10 dB; (S+N)/N typical
Selectivity ? ? 6 dB @ 7 kHz, 70 dB @ 10 kHz typical
Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne Double Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 75 dB
Audio output ? ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output 120 W High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW 1 or 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 12.0 VDC nominal (negative ground)
Current RX ? ? 0.5 A
TX Max 25 A 0.8-2.1 A 1.4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 2006 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
67 × 140 × 389 mm
(2.64 × 5.51 × 15.31 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 595 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 ICOM-IC-000091AD UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO000340XL