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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 1.5-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 × 7 Watts max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 1.5-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 120 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Internal batteries or mains 12/24V DC, mains
Current RX ? ? 300 mA
TX Max 25 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1979 and 1982 Between 197x and 197x in Great Britain
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
530 × 290 × 120 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 4.72 in)
?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) without batteries 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Analogue and digital frequency display
S-Meter
SSB / BFO
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-002400SL RACAL-MRR-000005WP