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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ≤ ± 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes), ≤ ± 0.01 p.p.m. with an optional GPS unit ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz - 999.99 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 40 kHz - 3.15 GHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 1.2 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-1000 MHz: 0.3 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.3 µV
AM
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 4.0 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 4.0 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2.0 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 2.5 µV
FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.7 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 1.8 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 1.8 µV
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Selectivity ? CW: 500Hz -3dB: > 380Hz -80dB: > 500Hz
AM: 6kHz -3dB: > 5.5kHz -80dB: > 6.9kHz
SSB: 3kHz -3dB: > 2.7kHz -80dB: > 3.1kHz
N-FM: 15kHz -3dB: >14.2kHz -80dB: > 15.6kHz
W-FM: 200kHz -3dB: > 200kHz -80dB: > 250kHz
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Filters ? 200Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz, 6kHz, 15kHz, 30kHz, 100kHz, 300kHz - Receiving mode dependent ?
Receiver system ? 40kHz: 25MHz Direct conversion 25MHz: 200MHz Double super-heterodyne 200MHz: 420MHz Triple super-heterodyne 420MHz: 3.15GHz Double super-heterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 294.5MHz / 1.7045GHz
2nd: 45.0MHz / 294.5MHz
3rd: 45.0MHz
465 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70dB : 40kHz - 25MHz > 50dB : 25MHz - 2.0GHz > 40dB : 2.0GHz - 3.15GHz ?
Audio output ? > 2W at 8Ω load 0.75 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - N-type SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 12V DC 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX ? 1.2 A max, 200 mA typical ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
220 × 70 × 285 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 11.22 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
SD-card audio recorder
RS-232 and USB computer interface
Optional LAN adapter
45 MHz IF output
I/Q output option
AFC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000001B AOR-AR-002300 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-III-(STATESMAN)