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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  23cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 Hz
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 1260-1300 MHz 0.49-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? > 60db at –1 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 1260-1300 MHz 1.605-29.999 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W 150 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - SO-239
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 7.2-13.8V DC external or battery pack 11.6-15.6 V DC
Current RX ? 65-250 mA 1.5 A max
TX - 400-900 mA 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 1996 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 65 × 171 × 36 mm
(2.56 × 6.73 × 1.42 in)
265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
Weight ? 610 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-3 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1176 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Keyboard
RIT
VOX
DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
Accessories ? ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 ICOM-IC-000012AT SEA-000235