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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Marine SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less then ± 20 hz (0-40 °C)
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   SSB  
RF-output 120 W 4 W 400 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 21.6 - 31.2 V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.9 A
TX Max 25 A ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
? ?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features ? ? 94 Quick-select channels
Manual antenna tuner
One key selection of 2192 kHz distress frequency
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 PRESIDENT-AR-000014 SAILOR-T002031