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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
WLAN Radio

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 2.4 / 5 GHz WiFi channels
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
2.4 / 5 GHz WiFi channels
Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   DV  
RF-output ? 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC 100 mW EIRP

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep BNC SMA
Impedance 75Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready. License free
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 YAESU-FT-000817ND ICOM-IP000100H