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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 1.5-30 MHz LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   W-FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.3 kHz (SSB) ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 7 Watts max

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 160-10 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 150 W 120 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Internal batteries or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 25 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1979 and 1982
Dimensions ? 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
412 × 267 × 120 mm
(16.22 × 10.51 × 4.72 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 6 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
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000003 DRAKE-TR-000007 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-001400SL