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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? ?
Freq. stability 5 ppm per year Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup ±0.3 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps 25 kHz 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-76 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.12 µV, –125 dBm for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
>70 dB at –1 kHz and +4 kHz ref SCF USB
Filters ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available 2.4 kHz standard (500 Hz, 2.7 kHz optional)
Receiver system ? Double / triple conversion SDR Processing Architecture: DSP, 456 MHz, 32-bit FPGA, 500,000 gate MCU, ARM9, 300 MHz 32-bit
IF-freqs. 11.525 MHz Output: 50 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz >70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W @ 5% THD Less than 3 dB variation from 300 Hz to 3 kHz (with optional 2.7 kHz filter)

Transmitter

TX-range 30-76 MHz - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations N-FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output 4 W ? 125 W PEP ±1 dB (two-tone or voice), user-programmable (low / medium / high)

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 1000 / 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz 10.8 to 15 V DC (12 V Nominal)
Current RX ? 35 W 500 mA (backlight min, audio muted)
TX ? - 12.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in RACAL BCC Ltd. in England Between 1971 and 19xx Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions ? 340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
210 × 270 × 65 mm
(8.27 × 10.63 × 2.56 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Range: 10 km when used with 1.2 meter standard whip antenna in open country side, and up to 20 km when used with a vehicle antenna. Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
Up to 500 contact list entries
USB (via Handset or Console)
Serial RS232 (supports NMEA-0183 GPS)
Ethernet (TCP/IP, supports remote control)
Auxiliary GPIO (audio in/out, PTT, RS232) on Envoy™ X2 model
Ingress Protection: IP43, MIL-STD-810G method 510.5
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CLANSMAN-PRC-000351 DRAKE-DSR-000002 CODRADI013