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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  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) 0.03-56 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
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Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60dB 70 dB ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 or 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 / 100 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) 13.8V DC +/-10% 6-16V DC
Current RX 40W 1 A (squelched) 35-55 mA
TX - Max 22 A 700 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 2007 and 2010 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
65 × 37 × 187 mm
(2.56 × 1.46 × 7.36 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 100 gr (3.5 oz) with empty battery pack
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. CTCSS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B YAESU-FT-000450AT DRAGON-SY-000502