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Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001-10.000 kHz Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-60 MHz - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   - AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity Preamp off: 1.3 µV
Preamp on: 0.3 µV
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
? ?
Selectivity CW 500/640 (–6 to 60 dB)
SSB 2.39/2.54 (–6 to 60 dB)
AM 6.6/6.74 (–6 to 60 dB)
? ?
Filters Software defined ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion, low IF ? ?
IF-freqs. Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz ? ?
Image rejection 160-10m: 96dB or better6m: 71 dB or better ? ?
Audio output Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-6m 160-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W 200 W AM/FM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.5A - ?
TX 25A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx Between 1968 and 1973 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 311 × 44 × 311 mm
(12.24 × 1.73 × 12.24 in)
? 154 × 52 × 194 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 7.64 in)
Weight 4.08 kg (9.0 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Headless Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features SDR (Software Defined Radio) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FLEXRADIO-FLEX-003000 DRAKE-T-000004XC DRAGON-SS-000485