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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.15-35 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
0.5 µV @ 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
± 12 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 11.7 - 15.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 1 A max 150 mA
TX - - 3.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x Between 1973 and 197x
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
250 × 60 × 225 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 8.86 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in 1750 Hz tone burst
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 ALINCO-DX-R000008 ZODIAC-GEMINI