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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 50-52 MHz 40 kHz - 31 MHz in 10 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? 3 µV above 1500 kHz
8 µV for lower frequencies
Selectivity ? ? 2 kHz @ -2.5 dB
5 kHz @ -35 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-52 MHz -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 3 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 ?V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 194x and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? ? 520 × 305 × 342 mm
(20.47 × 12.01 × 13.46 in)
Weight ? ? 22.90 kg (50.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VXO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 ICOM-IC-000502A EDDYSTONE-000358/I