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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? None  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 1,000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 108-136.975 (AM) / 136-180 (FM) 80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m (no WARC)
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 3V DC (2×AA) Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? ? 2 / 7 A (heater off/on)
TX - - 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
? 350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
Weight ? ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 198 channels in 2 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 6146B final
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000001B MAYCOM-AR-000108 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020