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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±15 ppm from +5 to +55 deg. C ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m - 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 10 kHz roofing
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 / 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16V DC 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX 60W - 1 A (squelched)
TX - ? Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between and Between 2007 and 2010
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
173 × 115 × 330 mm
(6.81 × 4.53 × 12.99 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B DRAKE-RV000075 YAESU-FT-000450AT