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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? < 10 p.p.m. (< 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-4) 0-50C
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.01 / 0.1 (CW/SSB) 0.1 / 1 (AM/FM) kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? < .25 µV 1.8-30 MHz SSB
< 1 µV 1.8-30 MHz AM
(S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM-Wide: 6.0 kHz
AM-Narrow: 4.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
FM (opt.): 15.0 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.21 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB (1.8-30 MHz)
Audio output ? ? 1.4 W, 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 150 W (PEP) ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 2 A 1.2 A
TX - Max 15 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1994 and 2000 in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
230 × 92 × 236 mm
(9.06 × 3.62 × 9.29 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? FM optional
CAT interface
12/24h Clock
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 DRAKE-TR-000077 YAESU-FRG-000100