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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
SmartSDR receiver | HF/VHF

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± .0015% 0.02 p.p.m. OCXO
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
143.5-148.5 MHz 30 kHz – 77 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 12db SINAD (or 15 dB of quieting) ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? -50 dB or greater ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W at less than 10% THD 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.5-148.5 MHz -
Modulations - FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 10-15 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 5-500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 12-16V DC Mains (25-264 V AC, 47-63 Hz)
Current RX Max 2 A 550-750 mA 20 W
TX - 4 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 2005 Between 1980 and 1983 in USA Between 2013 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
184 × 70 × 260 mm
(7.24 × 2.76 × 10.24 in)
330 × 305 × 102 mm
(12.99 × 12.01 × 4.02 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 440 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232C interface ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet

CPU / DSP: TMS320DM8168CYG4
RISC processor: 1.4 GHz ARM CortexTM-A8/NEON
DSP processor: 1.2 GHz TMS320C647x 32-bit FP
DSP Floating Point Operations: 121 GFLOPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000008A HEATHKIT-VF-007401 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006700R