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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.001 / 0.1 / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? 60 W
TX - 20 A max. -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 1981 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 275 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.83 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight ? ? 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 8 channels in 8 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? RIT
Dial lock
Noise Blanker
Preamp
Dual Digital VFOs
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 ICOM-IC-000730 RACAL-RA-003791