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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.5 MHz + 23 additional
500 KHz ranges between 0.5-30 MHz
- 0.55-1.6 / 1.6-4.8 / 4.8-14.5 / 10.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 7 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 52 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX Max 210 mA @ 12 VDC (with dial lamps turned off) - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 196x and 196x Between 1963 and 1966
Dimensions 274 × 140 × 324 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 12.76 in)
? 330 × 200 × 255 mm
(12.99 × 7.87 × 10.04 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ? 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Electrical bandspread on 80, 40, 20 ,15 and 10m bands
Slide rule display
AVC-MVC selector
ANL
BFO
Antenna trimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SPR-000004 DRAKE-T-000004 LAFAYETTE-HA-000063