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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
1 kW Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.522-1.62 / 2.3-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   W-FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
? ?
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations - - All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 1 kW @ 50 W input

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep N-type
Impedance 50Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 6V DC (4R6 / AA) Mains, internal PSU, 200-260 V AC
Current RX 3 A (60 W) ? ?
TX - - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
161 × 105 × 36 mm
(6.34 × 4.13 × 1.42 in)
425 × 459 × 173 mm
(16.73 × 18.07 × 6.81 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz) 19.80 kg (43.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 45 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital clock with alarm/timer Interfaces: RS-232, CI-V, USB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A ROBERTS-R-000881 HILBERLING-HPA-008000B