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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Ultra-compact 3W UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  70cm 
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 25.615-29.205 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ? < 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60dB ? ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 25.615-29.205 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 150 W 3 / 1 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) ? 3.7 V DC, 1000 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX 40W ? 100 mA max
TX - ? 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
? 85 × 38 × 25 mm
(3.35 × 1.50 × 0.98 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) ? 105 gr (3.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 240 channels in bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PC Software Programmable
VOX Function
CTCSS / DCS
Multiple colors
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B GENERAL-STONEWALL-JACKSON YANTON-T-M000008