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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile CB

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ? ?
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60dB ? ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - CW   -
RF-output ? 90 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) External PSU (500-600V DC @ 100 mA; 6.3 V @ 4.7 A or 12.6 V @ 2.35 A AC/DC) ?
Current RX 40W - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
?
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B HEATHKIT-MT-000001-'CHEYENNE' CCE-CB-001000/40