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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 10-160 m + WARC 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? ? Mode 0.15?0.5 MHz 0.5?1.5 MHz 1.5?30 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?103dBm
(1.6V) ?106dBm
(1.1V) ?108dBm
(0.9V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?111dBm
(0.63V) ?115dBm
(0.4V) ?116dBm
(0.35V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?115dBm
(0.40V) ?118dBm
(0.28V) ?119dBm
(0.25V)
CW ?122dBm
(0.18V) ?125dBm
(0.13V) ?130dBm
(0.07V)
FM ?110dBm
(0.7V) ?113dBm
(0.5V) ?117dBm
(0.32V)
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 16 (12-22) kHz
Image rejection ? ? 1.8-7.3 MHz: 80 dB 7.3-30 MHz: 70 dB
Audio output Jensen speaker ? 600 ohm line audio

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC From PCI interface
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 2000 and 2005 Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station PC-card

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band Twin RX. DSP DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A YAESU-FT-001000MP-MK-V WINRADIO-WR-G000313I