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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 10-80 m 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   SSB   USB   ISB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: Better than 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.22 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? +/- 1.5 kHz (-6 dB), +/-5 kHz (-50 dB) 70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion 8 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB > 60 dB
Audio output 2 W ? 2.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
(142-149.885 MHz)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 10 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120/240 V AC) Mains 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? N/A 300-600 mA
TX - - 3-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 19xx Between 1966 and 196x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 330 × 140 × 380 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
130 × 32 × 140 mm
(5.12 × 1.26 × 5.51 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-MSR-000001 YAESU-FR-000050 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000252