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Base Station Marine Receiver
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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 ppm. 0° to 50° C. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz-30 MHz divided into 11 bands 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 150-4000 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB (10 dB S/N): < 0.5µV 0.5-30 MHz
AM (10 dB S/N): < 2.0µV 0.5-30 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 87-108 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 118-137 MHz
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Selectivity ? AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6dB
AM: 4.0 kHz @ -6dB
LSB/USB: 2.3 kHz @ -6dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48050 kHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB .5-30 MHz> 50 dB 87-108 MHz> 60 dB 118-137 MHz ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2 Watts, 4 Ohms. < 5% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50/200Ω 50 / 300 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 7-10V DC external or 6×LR20 internal 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries
Current RX ? 1 A max 100-300 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx in USA Between 1994 and 2000 in Ohio, U.S.A. Between 1965 and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions 480 × 133 × 356 mm
(18.90 × 5.24 × 14.02 in)
292 × 133 × 330 mm
(11.50 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
335 × 220 × 150 mm
(13.19 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 70 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000003 DRAKE-SW000008 SAILOR-000046T