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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80m 60-79.975 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80m 60-79.975 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 180W PEP 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains Mains 10~14 V DC
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? 90 mA
TX Max 2.7 A ? 285 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1967 and 1970 in USA Between 1979 and 198x in Israël
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
? 90 × 225 × 55 mm
(3.54 × 8.86 × 2.17 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
150 Hz tonesquelch
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000072 HEATHKIT-SB-000101 MILITARY-PRC-000614B