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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Communications receiver

General

HAM bands None  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 5.95-6.55 / 9.45-10.05 / 11.45-12.05 / 14.95-15.55 / 17.45-18.05 / 21.45-22.05 / 25.45-26.05 MHz 140-174 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Transistor/tube hybrid. ? Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required ? 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 52Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 10.8-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 750 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in USA Between 2000 and 200x Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 274 × 140 × 295 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 11.61 in)
58 × 95 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 0.98 in)
178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 209 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-meter
1/4 inch headphone jack
Band scope. Micro-USB for receiver control with command list
Support for the following digital modes:
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- dPMR (Digital Private Mobile Radio)
- D-Star
- APCO-25
- NXDN
- Yaesu Digital (System Fusion)
- Alinco Digital
- Digital-CR
- AOR G4GUO (as used in ARD9000/9800)
Accessories MS-4 external speaker ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000004 YAESU-VX-000150 AOR-AR-DV000001