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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 26-56 MHz 156-162 MHz (fixed channels)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 28-29.7/50-54 MHz 156-162 MHz (fixed channels)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) AM: 5-25 W, FM/SSB/CW: 10-100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 12/24 V DC
Current RX ? 1.4-1.6 A 220 mA
TX ? Max 20 A 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1969 and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions ? 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
320 × 220 × 195 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 29 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Simplex and duplex operation supported
Distress channel selector (channel 16)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000004C ICOM-IC-000575H SAILOR-RT000141