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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 144-146 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ? ?
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60dB ? ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-146 or 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 0.5-10 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) 13.8V DC or mains 6-16V DC
Current RX 40W ? 35-55 mA
TX - ? 700 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
65 × 37 × 187 mm
(2.56 × 1.46 × 7.36 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 100 gr (3.5 oz) with empty battery pack
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B ICOM-IC-000210 DRAGON-SY-000502