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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. AM 0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM 118-137 MHz: 4 µV (1000 Hz, 30% mod)
W-FM: 4 µV (20 dB S/N, mono)
SSB: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better AM/SSB (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <12 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=4 kHz)
>4 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=2.3 kHz)
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60dB >60 dB (0.1-30 / 118-137 MHz)>50 dB (87-108 MHz) ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 or 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna - F-type + Built-in sweep BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) 9V DC (6R20/D) or mains 6-16V DC
Current RX 40W 510-830 mA 35-55 mA
TX - - 700 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 2000 and 2004 in China Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
54 × 24 × 22 mm
(2.13 × 0.94 × 0.87 in)
65 × 37 × 187 mm
(2.56 × 1.46 × 7.36 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 100 gr (3.5 oz) with empty battery pack
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 70 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ANL. Dual clock. CTCSS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000800 DRAGON-SY-000502