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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.3-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 5-45 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 1.6-2.1 A 600 mA
TX - Max 20 A 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 1994 and 199x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 ICOM-IC-000738 KENWOOD-TM-002550A