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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m. (–10° C to +60° C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 137-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 μV for 12 dB SINAD (137-140 MHz, NFM)
0.16 μV for 12 dB SINAD (140-150 MHz, NFM)
0.2 μV TYP for 12 dB SINAD (150-174 MHz, NFM)
Selectivity ? ? NFM, AM 12 kHz / 35 kHz (–6 dB / –60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 16 Ω for 10 % THD (@ 7.5 V) Internal SP

Transmitter

TX-range - - 2m
144-146 MHz (Europe)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 2 / 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains 7.2V DC (6.0~16 V)
Current RX ? ? 45 mA typical
TX - - 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
? 60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ? 390 gr (13.8 oz) with FNB-83 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 210 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual watch
ARTS
Submersible (IPX7 specs)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 KENWOOD-R-000599A YAESU-VX-000120