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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Direction Finding Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.1-1999.8 MHz 0.54-1.6 / 1.7-5.0 / 88-108 / 145-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV ? ?
Selectivity (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 6 V DC (4 × AA cells)
Current RX ? 3 A @ 15 VDC ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 1989 and 1999 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
CRT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C ICOM-IC-R009000E PEARCE-SIMPSON-GLADDING-GULFSTREAM