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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Communications receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC ? 10.8-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 750 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions ? ? 178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 2000 channels in 40 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Micro-USB for receiver control with command list
Support for the following digital modes:
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- dPMR (Digital Private Mobile Radio)
- D-Star
- APCO-25
- NXDN
- Yaesu Digital (System Fusion)
- Alinco Digital
- Digital-CR
- AOR G4GUO (as used in ARD9000/9800)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007 HANDIC-000036 AOR-AR-DV000001