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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   FM   W-FM   AM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
? ?
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 100 mW

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) ?
Current RX 3 A (60 W) 15-95 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 1979 and 1983
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 195 gr (6.9 oz) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A YAESU-VR-000120 ZODIAC-P-002012CH