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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 0.1-30 MHz (AM, SSB)
87-108 MHz (FM)
118-137 MHz (AM)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
AM 0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM 118-137 MHz: 4 µV (1000 Hz, 30% mod)
W-FM: 4 µV (20 dB S/N, mono)
SSB: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
AM/SSB (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <12 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=4 kHz)
>4 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=2.3 kHz)
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? PLL
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB Better than 70 dB >60 dB (0.1-30 / 118-137 MHz) >50 dB (87-108 MHz)
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? Internal speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output ? 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! -

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 F-type + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) Mains 85-265 VAC 9V DC (Mains or 6×D cells)
Current RX 3 A (60 W) Max 210 VA 510-830 mA
TX - Max 800 VA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2003 and 200x Between 200x and 200x in China
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
506 × 235 × 226 mm
(19.92 × 9.25 × 8.90 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) with power supply
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None ? 70 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings. ANL
Dual clock
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A ICOM-IC-007800 TECSUN-HAM-002000