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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF Transmitter
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability 10 ppm. -10 to 50 C. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 100 Hz - 30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
- 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity All modes except FM
@ -6dB @ -60dB
6.0 kHz < 12.0 kHz
4.0 kHz < 8.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.5 kHz
1.8 kHz < 3.6 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz

FM mode only
12.0 kHz < 25.0 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 50 kHz
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB .1-1.5 MHz > 80 dB 1.5-30 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 ohms, < 10% distortion ? 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10, 15, 20, 40 & 80 m -
Modulations - CW   -
RF-output ? 10-20 m: 10 W, 40-80 m: 15 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50/500Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains Mains (105-125 V AC) 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX Max 2 A - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 1947 and 194x in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
328 × 188 × 218 mm
(12.91 × 7.40 × 8.58 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232C interface
Clock/timer
? Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000008 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000017 WHISTLER-WS001040