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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 Hz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz VHF/UHF 9 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   - N-AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
? Mode 0.009-0.1 MHz 0.1-2 MHz 2-30 MHz
AM 9.0V 2.2V 0.9V
LSB, USB 3.0V 0.7V 0.3V
CW 1.2V 0.2V 0.1V
FM3, FM6, FMN 2.2V 0.4V 0.2V
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
? AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
Image rejection > 80 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 13.8V DC or mains Drawn from ISA-bus
Current RX 3 A (60 W) ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) ? 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Headless

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002053 WINRADIO-WR-G000303E