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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.535 / 1.5-4 / 4-4.5 / 6-6.5 / 8-9 / 12-13.5 / 16-17.5 / 22-23 / 25-26 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1.5-20 MHz (coils FB A-E)
0.8-34 MHz (coils FB AA-F)
20-160 m (bandspread coils AB 20-160)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? External speaker / headphones required

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 3.5-25/3.5-25 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50/500Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 2-2.5 A ?
TX - Max 9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 1933 and 1934 in USA
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
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Weight 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000001 ICOM-IC-000970E NATIONAL-COMPANY-FB-000007