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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  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 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps ? Continuous 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 0.12-31 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters ? ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system XTAL ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output 1.5 W ? 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX 30-75 mA ? ?
TX Max 445 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1971 and 1974 in Great Britain Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 138 × 58 × 216 mm
(5.43 × 2.28 × 8.50 in)
? 305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000033C EDDYSTONE-001830/1 EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000