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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Military Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.003 %
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 116-150 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 20 kHz (-50 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -40 dB
Audio output ? ? 3.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 116-150 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM  
RF-output ? 20 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 28 V DC 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 170 × 60 × 240 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? ? 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories None 680 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? PA
Delta tune (± 750 Hz)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 MILITARY-AN/ARC-000073 SBE-FORMULA D TOUCH/COM