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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m - 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m -
Modulations - AM   CW   -
RF-output ? 90 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX 60W - ?
TX - 225 W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
333 × 159 × 305 mm
(13.11 × 6.26 × 12.01 in)
?
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 LAFAYETTE-KT-000390-STARFLITE LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B