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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Channelized 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ? 75 / 70 / 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Jensen speaker ? 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations - AM   FM   FM  
RF-output ? 4.5 W 5 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.6V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 2 A max
TX - ? 8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 199x and 199x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
115 × 31 × 170 mm
(4.53 × 1.22 × 6.69 in)
152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features One optional band ? Short message
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A ALAN-000021 HYTERA-TM-000610