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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
SSB Adapter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 144-148 MHz Determined by TMC GPR-90
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   FM   AM   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 XTAL ?
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 - 144-148 MHz Determined by TMC GPR-90
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 3 A (60 W) 45 mA ?
TX - 650 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
?
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A DRAKE-TR-000022 TMC-GSB-000001