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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  None  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 12V DC or mains 12-14V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 20.166 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000150A