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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.01-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 160-6 m
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   CW  
RF-output ? 150 W (PEP) CW: 75 W, AM: 65 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 60W Max 2 A -
TX - Max 15 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1961 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? XTAL and VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 DRAKE-TR-000077 EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER-II