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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? AM: 9 or 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.1-1999.8 MHz 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
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Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary N-type + RCA (Tulip) F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 13.8V DC 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor
Current RX 60W ? 300 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 700 channels in 100 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. Clock / alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B ICOM-IC-R009000L GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR