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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 ppm. 0° to 50° C. ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous VHF: 5 kHz
UHF: 12.5 kHz
Airband: 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 1.25-40 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-956 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB (10 dB S/N): < 0.5µV 0.5-30 MHz
AM (10 dB S/N): < 2.0µV 0.5-30 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 87-108 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 118-137 MHz
? 29-54 MHz: 0.33-0.51 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.67-0.7 µV
136-174 MHz: 0.5-0.58 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.35-0.43 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.25-2.7 µV
(For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6dB
AM: 4.0 kHz @ -6dB
LSB/USB: 2.3 kHz @ -6dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: ? kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB .5-30 MHz> 50 dB 87-108 MHz> 60 dB 118-137 MHz ? 29 MHz: 40 dB / 145 MHz: 20 dB
Audio output 2 Watts, 4 Ohms. < 5% distortion ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Clamps / screws KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50 / 300 / 500Ω 100Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-10V DC external or 6×LR20 internal Separate PSU 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 1 A max ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 2000 in Ohio, U.S.A. Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 292 × 133 × 330 mm
(11.50 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
? 160 × 41 × 189 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.44 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 70 channels in 1 bank(s) None 105 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000008 HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-SX UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000950XLT