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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Marine DSC Transceiver with GPS

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 25 kHz (channelized)

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM 156.050-163.275 MHz
65-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Voice
0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
DSC
0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
156.025-161.600 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output ? 100/100/20 W 1 / 2.5 / 6 (5) W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.8 A 380 mA
TX - Max 20 A 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 1997 and 199x in Japan Between 201x and 202x
Dimensions ? 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
66 × 138 × 38 mm
(2.60 × 5.43 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 ICOM-IC-000706MKII STANDARD-HORIZON-HX000890