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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.001 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
0.4 µV (20 dB N/Q)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB) / 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM  
RF-output ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 1-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 11-15V DC 11-15 V DC
Current RX ? 0.9 A 1.5 A max
TX - 22 A max 1.8-6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
162 × 71 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.80 × 10.24 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 144 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 ELECRAFT-K000003 FDK-MULTI-000800D