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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.15-0.5 MHz + 23 additional
500 KHz ranges between 0.5-30 MHz
0.15-0.4 / 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC or mains Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D)
Current RX Max 2 A Max 210 mA @ 12 VDC (with dial lamps turned off) ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
274 × 140 × 324 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 12.76 in)
381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
Weight ? 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000077 DRAKE-SPR-000004 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000029