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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 10-160 m 162.400-162.550 MHz (fixed channels)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
? 0.3µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
? 25kHz
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 100 W (10m: 50 W) ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 RCA (Tulip) + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 13.8V DC 9V DC or 6×AA
Current RX 3 A (60 W) ? 200 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
152 × 181 × 40 mm
(5.98 × 7.13 × 1.57 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 395 gr (13.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 7 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A JRC-JST-000100D RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HAZARD-ALERT