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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
4-Band SSB/CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.535 / 1.5-4 / 4-4.5 / 6-6.5 / 8-9 / 12-13.5 / 16-17.5 / 22-23 / 25-26 MHz 26-27 MHz (exact range depends on version) 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM better + 2dbmV EMK for 20 dB
AM better + 4dbmV EMK for 12 dB
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 48 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 Watt to 8 Ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26-27 MHz (exact range depends on version) 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? FM: 4 W, AM: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 420 mA
TX - ? 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 20xx in Germany Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
? 175 × 136 × 63 mm
(6.89 × 5.35 × 2.48 in)
Weight 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000001 ALBRECHT-AE-004190 CRKITS-KN-Q000010A