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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
? ?
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 ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   AM   FM  
RF-output ? 4 W 4 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) ? 13.2 V DC
Current RX 3 A (60 W) ? ?
TX - ? 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
180 × 50 × 188 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 7.40 in)
125 × 38 × 103 mm
(4.92 × 1.50 × 4.06 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A PRESIDENT-HERBERT PRESIDENT-WILLIAM