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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 480 kHz - 30 MHz in five bands 136-174 / 420-480 MHz
1240-1320 MHz (with UX-910 option)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 0.5 kHz (-6 kHz), 1.34 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 15 tubes Single- double- or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode IF frequency matrix
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 2m/70cm: >60 dB 23cm: >50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
1260-1300 MHz/10 W (with UX-910 option)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 5-50 / 5-50 W, 1-10 W on 23cm (with UX-910 option)

Connections

Antenna - - N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX 60W 80 W Max 3.5 A (with UX-910)
TX - - Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 1952 and 1962 in Great Britain Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) without UX-910
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 212 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? • ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Rack Handles • Calibrator 100 kHz • RF Gain • BFO ±3 kHz • Mute • 140:1 Tune Ratio • Standby • NL • Dial Lamp • Dimmer (back panel) • AVC ON/OFF • Flywheel Tuning Dual 9K6 packet ports and built-in keyer. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 EDDYSTONE-000680X ICOM-IC-000910D