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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz 5 / 12.5 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 30-50 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB S/N)
118-135 MHz: 1.6 µV (12 dB S/N)
140-170 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
410-510 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
810-950 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 5.5 kHz 155 MHz: 22 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB (at 155 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM   SSB  
RF-output - ? 12 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC ?
Current RX Max 400 mA 230-500 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 19xx in Philippines Between 1972 and 1976 in Asia
Dimensions 276 × 111 × 194 mm
(10.87 × 4.37 × 7.64 in)
160 × 41 × 188 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.40 in)
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Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? WX channels (USA) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000001 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002026 PACE-SIDETALK-001000M