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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 30-50 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB S/N)
118-135 MHz: 1.6 µV (12 dB S/N)
140-170 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
410-510 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
810-950 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB S/N)
Analog
0.35 µV / -116dBm (20dB SINAD)
0.22 µV / -120dBm (Type)

Digital
0.3 µV / -117.4dBm (BER 5%)
0.22 µV / -110dBm (BER 1%)
Selectivity ? 155 MHz: 22 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB (at 155 MHz) 84 dB
Audio output ? 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ≤ 1000 mW @ 16Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   FSK  
RF-output 150 W ? 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC 7.4 V DC, 1700 mAh Li-ion
Current RX ? 230-500 mA ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 19xx in Philippines Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 160 × 41 × 188 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.40 in)
131 × 61 × 36 mm
(5.16 × 2.40 × 1.42 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 258 gr (9.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second 1000 channels in 32 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? WX channels (USA) IP67
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000003 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002026 TYT-MD-000380