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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) - 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) ? 5-70 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4×AA(LR6) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX ? - 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? ? 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? ? 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 39000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx
TrunckTracker III (Motorola I, II, EDACS, APCO25)
PC programmable
DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000004C RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000106 KENWOOD-TM-002570A