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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.2 PPM ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
0.09-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK   FAX   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 2µV SSB 1.6-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? 6.0 / 3.0 / 2.7 / 1.0 / 0.5 / 0.3 kHz ?
Filters ? ? 2.4 kHz (300/500 Hz optional) + audio filters
Receiver system ? Triple Conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st 70.455 MHz
2nd 455 kHz
3rd 17 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 200 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - -
Impedance 50/500Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 24V DC or mains 12V DC
Current RX Max 2 A ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 2005 Between 2007 and 200x Between 1980 and 1982
Dimensions 334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
480 × 149 × 294 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.57 in)
295 × 120 × 381 mm
(11.61 × 4.72 × 15.00 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232C interface ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000008B JRC-NRD-000630 TEN-TEC-DELTA-(000580)