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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz - 26,965-27,405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m 26,965-27,405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 200 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A - ?
TX 20 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1991 in Japan Between 1968 and 1973 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
? ?
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 DRAKE-T-000004XC PRESIDENT-HERBERT