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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 144-148 MHz One of the following bands: 80 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 6-pole crystal filter
Receiver system ? XTAL Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz One of the following bands: 80 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m
Modulations - FM   SSB  
RF-output ? 2 W 2 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 12~13.8 V
Current RX ? ? 30 mA
TX - ? 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1974 Between 1979 and 198x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 289 × 162 × 239 mm
(11.38 × 6.38 × 9.41 in)
? 153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN DRAKE-000002-C HEATHKIT-VF-002031 CRKITS-CS-SERIES