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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-776 / 794-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.522-1.62 / 2.3-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   FM   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
FM (20 dB S/N)
25-54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
216-300 MHz: 0.5 µV
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.5 µV
764-960 MHz: 0.7 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
AM (20 dB S/N)**
25-54 MHz: 1 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 1.5 µV
216-225 MHz: 1.5 µV
225-300 MHz: 2 µV
300-406 MHz: 3 µV
406-512 MHz: 2 µV
764-960 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3 µV
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Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
+/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 dB (-50 dB) ?
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection > 80 dB 60 dB ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 13.8V DC 6V DC (4R6 / AA)
Current RX 3 A (60 W) 200 mA (squelched) ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
161 × 105 × 36 mm
(6.34 × 4.13 × 1.42 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 790 gr (1.7 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 45 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags. Weather alert/FIPS/SAME/Skywarn Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I/II, EDACS and LTR. Spectrum sweeper. PC-programmable. Digital clock with alarm/timer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000400 ROBERTS-R-000881