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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz 68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-470 MHz FM 87.5-108 MHz
MW 531-1602 kHz
SW1 2.300-6.200 MHz
SW2 7.100-21.850 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? VHF Mid band: 0.5 µV
AIRCRAFT band: 1 µV
VHF High band: 0.5 µV
UHF band: 1 µV
FM < 10 μV
MW < 3 mV/m
SW < 50 μV
Selectivity ? -6 dB ±9 kHz
-50 dB ±15 kHz
> 20 dB
Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? ? PLL
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W max ф57mm 16Ω 0.3W

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 120 W ? -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Built-in telescopic Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 4.5 V DC / 3×AA batteries
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 25 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in China
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
140 × 85 × 30 mm
(5.51 × 3.35 × 1.18 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 200 gr (7.1 oz) excl. batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 50 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clock
Alarm
Sleep timer
Accessories ? ? -
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 HANDIC-000050 TECSUN-PL000747