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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop LF receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.001% Better that 200 Hz/hour after warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 440-450 MHz 10-600 kHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.4 µV (20 dB noise quieting)
≤ 5 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB) 120 Hz @ -6 dB
400 Hz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? 2 independent crystal filters + 1000 Hz audio filter
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz 720 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ≥ 75 dB
Audio output ? 2 W Requires external speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep N-type Clamps / screws
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 75/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 500-700 mA ?
TX - 1.7-3.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
?
Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 ICOM-IC-000045A EDDYSTONE-000850/4