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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF Transceiver
Portable VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 50 kHz (see description)

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 80-10 m 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
? 0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB
Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? External speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 150 W 1.3-4.0 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC Mains 12.5 + 2.5V DC (BA-4386/U, BA-398/U or BA-55984 or a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery cassette)
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1978 and 19xx Between 1968 and 19xx in USA / Germany
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
273 × 140 × 365 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 14.37 in)
273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 6.20 kg (13.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Portable

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ? 920 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. ? Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 DRAKE-TR-000004CW MILITARY-AN/PRC-000077