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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.1-1300 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2V DC internal or 6-16V DC external Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX 60W 15-300 mA 20A @ 120V, 10A @ 240V
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1970 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) 21.70 kg (47.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B ICOM-IC-R000001 HEATHKIT-SB-000220