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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Kit Shortwave Transmitter

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  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continous

Receiver

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

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
7.0-7.125 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   CW  
RF-output ? 100/100/20 W 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.8 A -
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 1997 and 199x in Japan Between 1977 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
?
Weight ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Kit

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 ICOM-IC-000706MKII MIZUHO-QP-000007