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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 25.615-28.305 MHz 130-174 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 5.5 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 25.615-28.305 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output - 21 W 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 5-16 V DC
Current RX Max 400 mA ? 13 mA
TX - ? 350-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 276 × 111 × 194 mm
(10.87 × 4.37 × 7.64 in)
? 55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ? 185 gr (6.5 oz) without battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 240 channels in bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000001 GALAXY-SATURN ALAN-CT-000145