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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Mobile 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 Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 27.005-27.135 MHz ?-? MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   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 ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 27.005-27.135 MHz ?-? MHz
Modulations - AM   AM   FM  
RF-output ? 100 mW 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1979 and 1983 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
?
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 320 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A ZODIAC-P-002012CH GALAXY-DX-000044V