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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz, 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
? HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
? HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? DSP / Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? 0.8 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz, 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 3.5 / 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - BNC + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) ? 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX 3 A (60 W) ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
? 143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) ? 794 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in bank(s) 64 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A HANDIC-003605 COMMRADIO-CR-000001