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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF transceiver
Manpack / Mobile HF 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)  10m 
Freq. stability 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 ±0.5 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.250-30 MHz 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   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
SSB: -125 dBm (0.12 µV) 0.14 µV 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
>65 dB at -1 kHz at -1 kHz +4 kHz SCF (USB) ?
Filters 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available 500 Hz, 2.4 kHz, 2.75 kHz, 3 kHz (software defined) 300 to 2700 Hz (standard filter), 300 to 3000 Hz (optional 2.7 kHz BW filter)
Receiver system Double / triple conversion SDR Processing Architecture Superheterodyne / SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. Output: 50 kHz ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz >90 dB >85 dB
Audio output 2 W @ 5% THD 4.0 W into 4 Ω (external H-250 interface) 0.5 W into 8 Ω (handset) Waterproof internal speaker; 0.5 W into 8 Ω, 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-30 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? 150 W PEP — user programmable Hi, Med, Lo 25 W PEP (High)/5 W PEP (Low) selectable

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type BNC + Built-in telescopic + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 1000 / 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz 10 V to 35 V DC 12 V DC (10.8 to 15 V operational)
Current RX 35 W 650 mA 120 mA
TX - 12 A max 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 19xx Between 201x and 20xx in Australia Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
220 × 66 × 190 mm
(8.66 × 2.60 × 7.48 in)
245 × 600 × 92 mm
(9.65 × 23.62 × 3.62 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) With 8 Ah NiMH battery
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second 600 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
Up to 500 contact list entries
IP67 / MIL-STD-810G
GPS
Data + voice encryption
MIL-STD-810F
Data + voice encryption
USB (full opto-isolation) or RS232
Internal antenna tuner
GPS
Digital voice
Encrypted voice + data
Optional frequency hopping
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-DSR-000002 CODAN-SENTRY-H CODAN-002110M