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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 220-225 MHz 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W 100/100/20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 140 mA Max 1.8 A
TX - Max 1.2 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 1997 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 64 × 130 × 65 mm
(2.52 × 5.12 × 2.56 in)
167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
Weight ? ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 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-000003AT ICOM-IC-000706MKII