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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop LF/MF/VHF receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 150-250 / 600-1550 kHz / 87.5-100 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 5.5 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker 1.8 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX Max 400 mA ? 15 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 195x and 195x in Great Britain Between 1983 and 198x in Taiwan
Dimensions 276 × 111 × 194 mm
(10.87 × 4.37 × 7.64 in)
? 320 × 155 × 65 mm
(12.60 × 6.10 × 2.56 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) None 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000001 EDDYSTONE-000820 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-CR-002021