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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? Analog
0.35 µV / -116dBm (20dB SINAD)
0.22 µV / -120dBm (Type)

Digital
0.3 µV / -117.4dBm (BER 5%)
0.22 µV / -110dBm (BER 1%)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 84 dB
Audio output ? ? ≤ 1000 mW @ 16Ω

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FSK  
RF-output ? Max 100/100 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC, 1700 mAh Li-ion
Current RX 60W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 2004 and 200x Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
? 131 × 61 × 36 mm
(5.16 × 2.40 × 1.42 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ? 258 gr (9.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1000 channels in 32 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in auto-AT IP67
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 KENWOOD-TS-000480SAT TYT-MD-000380