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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 144-160 MHz 25-549.950 / 760-1300 MHz (Europe and Australia)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.3 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
< 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
?
Selectivity ? ± 6 kHz (-6 dB)
± 11 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 350 mw into 8 ohms 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-147.995 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: 100 mW ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 9.6 V DC 6 V DC (NiCd battery pack) or 12 V DC external
Current RX ? 35-150 mA ?
TX - 220 mA - 1.2 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
69 × 200 × 37 mm
(2.72 × 7.87 × 1.46 in)
69 × 187 × 38 mm
(2.72 × 7.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF encoder
Duplex operation, ± 6 kHz offset
Data skip
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 ALINCO-ALM-000203T UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003000XLT