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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Amateur SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz 1Hz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 1.6-12 MHz 0.04 - 32 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   N-AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FSK   DMR   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.03 µV
Selectivity ? ? high IP3 (+29 dBm),
dynamic range (96 / 136 dB)
Filters ? 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system ? superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? none (USB)

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 1.6-12 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 150 W 30/100 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany Between 20xx and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 365 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 14.37 in)
? 115 × 33 × 91 mm
(4.53 × 1.30 × 3.58 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? sensitivity 0.04µV
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000004CW RFT-SEG-000100 BONITO-RADIOJET-001102S