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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (DR-119E)
144-148 MHz (DR-119T)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
±6 kHz (-6 dB)
±12 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 60-70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W 2 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (DR-119E)
144-148 MHz (DR-119T)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 5 / 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±10% 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A 0.5 A
TX - 20 A max 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1974 Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 289 × 162 × 239 mm
(11.38 × 6.38 × 9.41 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
140 × 40 × 170 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.69 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band ? DTMF encoder (US version)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-C YAESU-FT-000840 ALINCO-DR-000119