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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 ppm. 0° to 50° C. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 6 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB (10 dB S/N): < 0.5µV 0.5-30 MHz
AM (10 dB S/N): < 2.0µV 0.5-30 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 87-108 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 118-137 MHz
? 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6dB
AM: 4.0 kHz @ -6dB
LSB/USB: 2.3 kHz @ -6dB
? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection > 60 dB .5-30 MHz> 50 dB 87-108 MHz> 60 dB 118-137 MHz ? 60 dB
Audio output 2 Watts, 4 Ohms. < 5% distortion ? 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 6 m 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 15 W 50-100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance 50 / 300 / 500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-10V DC external or 6×LR20 internal ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1 A max ? 300-500 mA
TX - ? 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 2000 in Ohio, U.S.A. Between 1962 and 196x Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 292 × 133 × 330 mm
(11.50 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
? 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 70 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000008 POLYTRONICS-POLYCOM-000006 ATLAS-000210