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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
USB SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (USA)
RX: 100-190 / 332-490 / 700-950 MHz
25-1750 MHz
100 kHz-25 MHz optional
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
VHF: Less than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: Less than 0.22 µV (12 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 ? SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (USA)
RX: 100-190 / 332-490 / 700-950 MHz
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 1/1 W, Low: 300/300 mW ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SMA MCX
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 3.3-8.4V DC (4.5V DC nominal) 5 V DC, USB
Current RX 3 A (60 W) 11-70 mA ?
TX - 400-950 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1997 and 19xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
58 × 104 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.09 × 1.06 in)
?
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) including battery & antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Dongle

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS. DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A STANDARD-C-000510 NOOELEC-NESDR MINI