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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz 0.525-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
? 1.4µV
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
? 3 / 7 kHz (-6dB)
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - Clamps / screws + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 13.8V DC or mains Mains or 12V DC (8×LR20 / D)
Current RX 3 A (60 W) ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1978 and 19xx Between 1982 and 1985 in Japan
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
370 × 122 × 241 mm
(14.57 × 4.80 × 9.49 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000048 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-003100