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VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 11-15V DC Mains
Current RX Max 0.6 A 0.9 A ?
TX Max 2.7 A 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 1966 and 1970 in USA
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000072 ELECRAFT-K000003 HEATHKIT-SB-000301