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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 (and 25?) kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 30 dB S/N
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? Max 100 W 400 mA
TX - - 5.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 EDDYSTONE-000880/2 KENWOOD-TR-007730