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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.55-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.45-12 / 15.05-15.5 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Built-in 4" speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (105-125 V AC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 197x in USA Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
356 × 152 × 203 mm
(14.02 × 5.98 × 7.99 in)
160 × 65 × 215 mm
(6.30 × 2.56 × 8.46 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) shipping weight ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000004A LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-MARK-V FDK-MULTI-QUARTZ-000016