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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.01-60 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 403-470 MHz depending on version
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
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Selectivity ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
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Filters ? Software controlled ?
Receiver system ? SDR, Direct conversion, low IF ?
IF-freqs. ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands) ?
Audio output ? Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6m 66-88 or 136-174 or 403-470 MHz depending on version
Modulations - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W 5/25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 10% 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.5A ?
TX - 25A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions ? 236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
168 × 44 × 188 mm
(6.61 × 1.73 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? SDR (Software Defined Radio) CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000002 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A MOTOROLA-MC000900