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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup ±0.3 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps 2 kHz 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 36-57 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
SSB: -125 dBm (0.12 µV)
Selectivity ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
>65 dB at -1 kHz at -1 kHz +4 kHz SCF (USB)
Filters ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available 500 Hz, 2.4 kHz, 2.75 kHz, 3 kHz (software defined)
Receiver system ? Double / triple conversion SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. ? Output: 50 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz >90 dB
Audio output ? 2 W @ 5% THD 4.0 W into 4 Ω (external H-250 interface) 0.5 W into 8 Ω (handset)

Transmitter

TX-range 36-57 MHz - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations N-FM   - SSB  
RF-output 2 W ? 150 W PEP — user programmable Hi, Med, Lo

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50Ω 1000 / 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 15V DC 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz 10 V to 35 V DC
Current RX ? 35 W 650 mA
TX ? - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx in UK Between 1971 and 19xx Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions ? 340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
220 × 66 × 190 mm
(8.66 × 2.60 × 7.48 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
Up to 500 contact list entries
IP67 / MIL-STD-810G
GPS
Data + voice encryption
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CLANSMAN-PRC-000350 DRAKE-DSR-000002 CODAN-SENTRY-H