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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   -
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV ? ?
Selectivity (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations - AM   AM   CW  
RF-output ? 4 W AM: 275 W, CW: 350 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1958 and 1959 in USA
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
? 546 × 305 × 432 mm
(21.50 × 12.01 × 17.01 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
? 2ea. Amperex AX-9909 final
VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C PRESIDENT-AR-000007 WRL-/-GLOBE-CHAMPION-000300(A)