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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Shortwave SDR Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  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 ± 10 ppm. 0° to 50° C. ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 0.1-29.9999 MHz 0.85-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   All mode  
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
0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ?
Selectivity AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6dB
AM: 4.0 kHz @ -6dB
LSB/USB: 2.3 kHz @ -6dB
2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection > 60 dB .5-30 MHz> 50 dB 87-108 MHz> 60 dB 118-137 MHz > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output 2 Watts, 4 Ohms. < 5% distortion 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 / 300 / 500Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-10V DC external or 6×LR20 internal Mains 5 V DC (via USB)
Current RX 1 A max 50W 320 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 2000 in Ohio, U.S.A. Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 292 × 133 × 330 mm
(11.50 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
185 × 38 × 110 mm
(7.28 × 1.50 × 4.33 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 70 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Attenuator, NB, Mute Terminals, ANL, Line Out Jack, RIT, BFO, AGC, PBT, Speaker Output, MW Tune, Up-Down Tuning, Dial Lock, RF Gain, Int./Ext. VFO Switch. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000008 JRC-NRD-000515 CROSS-COUNTRY-WIRELESS-SDR-000004