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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500 Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-2600 MHz (C)
0.01-3000 MHz (AC/B/+3)
160-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 10 - 20 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.36V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.56V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
90 - 150 MHz
0.50V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.28V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.12V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
400 - 700 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.23V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.28V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.32V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.25V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.6 - 2.6 GHz
0.36V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.14V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.22V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.40V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.63V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.90V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV ?
Selectivity ? (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
?
Filters 3, 6, 15, 30, 110 and 220 kHz (500 Hz optional) ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.7 watts into 8 ohms (@ 13.5V) @ 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type Proprietary SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains ?
Current RX 1 A ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and xxxx Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
150 × 45 × 165 mm
(5.91 × 1.77 × 6.50 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-005000 DRAKE-R-000004C PRESIDENT-TAYLOR-II