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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Multimode QRP HF+6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps 1 Hz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 1.8–29.990 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.15 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity 5.5 kHz 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system ? ? Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 160-10 / 6 m
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
RF-output - High: 20/20 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 5-8 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 10.5-15.0 V DC
Current RX Max 400 mA Max 1 A 350 mA
TX - ? 2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x Between 2018 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 276 × 111 × 194 mm
(10.87 × 4.37 × 7.64 in)
? ?
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Portable

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTSS. Twin RX 128×64 pixels LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000001 KENWOOD-TM-V000708 LNR-PRECISION-LD-000011