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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz - 136-174 MHz (VHF Lo version)
245-246 MHz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 MHz (UHF version)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? <0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥60dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m
160 m optional
136-174 MHz (VHF Lo version)
245-246 MHz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 MHz (UHF version)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? 60 W Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5 to 1W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1965 and 1968 Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
171 × 91 × 144 mm
(6.73 × 3.58 × 5.67 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Two lines alphanumeric dot matrix LCD
Double channels watch
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
10-digit keyboard
PC programmable
Keypad lock
Time-out Timer
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
Simplex or Semi-duplex Operate Mode
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 HAMMARLUND-HX-000050 PUXING-PX-000888