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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
HF/VHF Tactical radio

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.153-30 / 76-108 MHz 30-512 MHz
762-870 MHz optional
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FSK   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
? SSB: –113 dBm (0.5 µv) minimum for 10 dB sinad
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
? ?
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ≥ 80 dB
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? 15 mW at 1000 ohm to external handset

Transmitter

TX-range - - 30-512 MHz
762-870 MHz optional
Modulations - - AM   FM   FSK   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? ? 0.25-5 W, 10 W SATCOM burst mode

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep TNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) ?V DC Li-ion battery
Current RX 3 A (60 W) ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1990 and 1995 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
191 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.52 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
74 × 244 × 64 mm
(2.91 × 9.61 × 2.52 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 615 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) with batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A SONY-ICF-SW007600 HARRIS-AN/PRC-000152