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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz - 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10, 15, 20, 40 & 80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - CW   FM  
RF-output ? 10-20 m: 10 W, 40-80 m: 15 W High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 75Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 Mains (105-125 V AC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? - Max 0.5 A
TX - ? Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 1947 and 194x in USA Between 1990 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 328 × 188 × 218 mm
(12.91 × 7.40 × 8.58 in)
140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
Weight ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 750 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 20 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PLL IC: PLL2001
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000017 ICOM-IC-000229E