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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz - 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
Selectivity 5.5 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output - 100 W High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 52 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 400 mA - 1.1 A
TX - ? 2.5-6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 196x Between 1978 and 198x
Dimensions 276 × 111 × 194 mm
(10.87 × 4.37 × 7.64 in)
? 203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000001 DRAKE-T-000004 DRAKE-UV-000003