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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? ? -

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 160-6 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 160-6 MHz
Modulations FM   - All mode  
RF-output 1 W ? 1 kW

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains None
Current RX 45 mA ? -
TX 650 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
? 184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN DRAKE-TR-000022 HEATHKIT-SB-000303 HEATHKIT-HM-000011