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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 × 7 Watts max ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? 100 W (10m: 50 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Internal batteries or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 60W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1979 and 1982 Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
530 × 290 × 120 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 4.72 in)
348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) without batteries 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Analogue and digital frequency display
S-Meter
SSB / BFO
Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-002400SL JRC-JST-000100D