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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz - 68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   - AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM 108-136 MHz: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM: 68-88 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM: 138-174/380-512 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity 5.5 kHz ? +/- 9 kHz (-6 dB), +/-15 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB @ 154 MHz
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   -
RF-output - 60 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12V DC (plus a 9 V battery for memory backup)
Current RX Max 400 mA - 120 mA (squelched)
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 276 × 111 × 194 mm
(10.87 × 4.37 × 7.64 in)
? 130 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000001 EICO-000720 HANDIC-001600