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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
0.5-3000 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
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Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX ? 400 mA 25-190 mA
TX - 18 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
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MPN DRAKE-R000004A TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) AOR-AR-008200D