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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable VHF-FM Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   SSB   USB   ISB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/500Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120/240 V AC) 13.8V DC 10.4-15.2V DC
Current RX ? ? 55 mA
TX - Max 20 A Max 420 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 19xx Between 1993 and 199x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 140 × 380 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
Built-in keyer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-MSR-000001 ICOM-IC-000737 KENWOOD-TR-002200G