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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF/VHF Receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM  
RF-output 120 W ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.5-0.7 A
TX Max 25 A - 3-6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1964 and 1966 Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
410 × 250 × 120 mm
(16.14 × 9.84 × 4.72 in)
140 × 38 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.97 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) without batteries 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 9 channels in 0 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000205-AMATEUR ICOM-IC-000037A