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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
CB Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  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) 1600-4200 kHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ? ?
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60dB ? ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) 12 V DC or internal batteries 13.8 V DC
Current RX 40W 100-300 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
?
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 12 crystal controlled frequencies ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B SAILOR-R000103 PRESIDENT-P000300