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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Dual mode (digital + analog) handheld transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 25-2000 MHz (Gap between 1000-1025 MHz) 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   SSB   FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM   DV  
RF-output ? ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep N-type SMA
Impedance 75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 13.8V DC or mains 7.4 V DC, 2800 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? Max 1.65 A 100 mA max
TX - - 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 1986 and 1990 in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? TV and remote control option Digital encryption
AMBE5000 vecoder
SMS function
LCD display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 ICOM-IC-R007000 YANTON-DM-000980