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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
?
Selectivity ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1/50 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 70/80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 80 W 600 mA
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 198x and 199x in Japan by Standard/Marantz
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
? 150 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF, CTCSS/PL. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 EDDYSTONE-000730/4 HEATHKIT-HW-000024H