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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.5-25 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   CW   USB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 × 7 Watts max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 1.7-23 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - CW   USB  
RF-output 120 W ? 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Internal batteries or mains 13.6V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 25 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1979 and 1982 Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
530 × 290 × 120 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 4.72 in)
346 × 116 × 299 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 11.77 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) without batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 358 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Analogue and digital frequency display
S-Meter
SSB / BFO
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-002400SL SEA-000222