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HF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.5 MHz + 23 additional
500 KHz ranges between 0.5-30 MHz
50-52 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-52 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 3 W 100 W (10m: 50 W)

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 210 mA @ 12 VDC (with dial lamps turned off) ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 274 × 140 × 324 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 12.76 in)
? 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VXO Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SPR-000004 ICOM-IC-000502A JRC-JST-000100D