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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Beter than ±0.5ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 68-88 / 144-174 / 430-490 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
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Selectivity ? SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
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Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
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Image rejection ? More than 70dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 120 W SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 2 A max ?
TX Max 25 A 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
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Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 201 channels in bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 ICOM-IC-007200 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000053