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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 10 ppm. 0° to 50° C. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 10-80 m 0.15-2600 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB (10 dB S/N): < 0.5µV 0.5-30 MHz
AM (10 dB S/N): < 2.0µV 0.5-30 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 87-108 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 118-137 MHz
? 0.5-1.5 MHz, AM: 5 µV, SSB: 0.9 µV, FM: 0.9 µV
1.5-30 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
30-1000 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
1000-1500 MHz, AM: 1.5 µV, SSB: 0.5 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
1500-2600 MHz, AM: 3 µV, SSB: 1 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6dB
AM: 4.0 kHz @ -6dB
LSB/USB: 2.3 kHz @ -6dB
? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N1: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N2: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N3: 50 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 230 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB .5-30 MHz> 50 dB 87-108 MHz> 60 dB 118-137 MHz ? 65 dB
Audio output 2 Watts, 4 Ohms. < 5% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 50 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC + SMA
Impedance 50 / 300 / 500Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-10V DC external or 6×LR20 internal 12-14V DC Drawn from ISA-bus
Current RX 1 A max 500 mA, TX: Max 9 A ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 2000 in Ohio, U.S.A. Between 1976 and 197x in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 292 × 133 × 330 mm
(11.50 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
342.9 × 114.3 × 330.2 mm
(13.50 × 4.50 × 13.00 in)
290 × 115 × mm
(11.42 × 4.53 × 0.00 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station PC-card

Other features

Memories 70 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Internal ISA. DSP. Trunking option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000008 TEN-TEC-TRITON-I WINRADIO-WR-003500I-DSP