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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 28 V DC
Current RX 45 mA 3 A max
TX 650 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000022 MILITARY-BC-000348