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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 1.5-30 MHz 0.15-0.4 / 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz 2.3 kHz (SSB) ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 120 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D)
Current RX Max 2 A ? ?
TX - Max 25 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000077 DRAKE-TR-000007 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000029