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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Better than +10 p.p.m. from 0 - 40 °C after 15 min. warm up ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 25.615-32.990 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV SSB: 0.25 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
AM: 1.0 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
FM: 0.3 µV at 12 dB SINAD
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Selectivity (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
SSB: 4.2 kHz (-6 dB) / 8.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM / FM: 6.0 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 watts minimum at 10% THD with an 8 ohm load Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 25.615-32.990 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   AM  
RF-output ? AM: 45 W PEP, SSB/FM: 40 W 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 - 13.8 V DC, negative ground 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 7 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 2004 and 200x in China Between 1975 and 1984
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
195 × 60 × 290 mm
(7.68 × 2.36 × 11.42 in)
215 × 63 × 165 mm
(8.46 × 2.48 × 6.50 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 320 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C MAGNUM-S-000009 ZODIAC-M-005012