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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.01-30 MHz 0.5-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.52-30 MHz: 3 µV
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-54 MHz: 0.35 µV
54-76 MHz: 1 µV
137-140 MHz: 0.2 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
222-350 MHz: 0.5 µV
350-400 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
470-580 MHz: 1.5 µV
580-800 MHz: 3 µV
800-1000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.5 µV
DV/C4FM (BER 1%)
2 m/70 cm: 0.19 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct conversion (AM/WFM) Double conversion superheterodyne (FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 58.05 MHz (A-band) - 57.15 MHz (B-band)
2nd IF: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA/Australia)
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output ? 150 W (PEP) 0.3 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 3.6-7.4 V DC or 4-16 V DC external
Current RX 60W Max 2 A 74-240 mA
TX - Max 15 A 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2021 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
65 × 100 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 3.94 × 1.34 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 900 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL with tone scan. DCS. DTMF. AMS. Audio recorder. Micro-SD card slot.
Bluetooth. APRS (1200/9600bd). Built-in GPS. Band scope. VOX. Wires-X. Voltmeter.
Attenuator (10 dB). IPX7 water proof. Clock and timer. Twin RX (Even dual DV!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 DRAKE-TR-000077 YAESU-FT-000005DR