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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.538-34 MHz in four bands 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV ? FM: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.16 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 ? Crystal ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Single/double/triple/quadruple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ? 1st: 10.695/75.925/287.175 MHz
2nd: 0.455/10.695/41.415 MHz
3rd: -/0.455/10.695 MHz
4th: -/-/455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W / 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
Modulations - - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? FM: 45/40 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W, 23cm: 10 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? ? 2.5 A
TX - - Max 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1988 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
? 342 × 134 × 369 mm
(13.46 × 5.28 × 14.53 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 30 channels in bank(s)
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)
? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000085 KENWOOD-TS-000790E