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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz 0.5-25 MHz 1.6-4.5 / 4.5-12 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   USB   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

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 telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.6V DC 4.5 V DC or 3 × UM-2 'baby'-cells
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 25 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 198x and 199x Between 1972 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
346 × 116 × 299 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 11.77 in)
180 × 210 × 65 mm
(7.09 × 8.27 × 2.56 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 358 channels in 2 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 SEA-000222 SONY-ICF-005500-/-CAPTAIN-55