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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave 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
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 77.5-80 MHz (410-412.5 MHz Hi band converter option: DLS-410) 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
Filters ? 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
Image rejection ? > 80 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal)
Current RX ? 3 A (60 W)
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Sweden Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 120 × 40 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
Weight 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DLS-000160 DRAKE-R000007A