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Professional HF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup
Tuning steps 0.1 kHz ? 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
Selectivity ? ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available
Receiver system ? ? Double / triple conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? Output: 50 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 1000 / 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8.5-15.2V DC 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz
Current RX Max 60 W 70 mA 35 W
TX - Max 800 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 1977 in Sweden Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 1971 and 19xx
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SRT-CR000305 YAESU-FT-000290R DRAKE-DSR-000002