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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobiele VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz - 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   - AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? XTAL
IF-freqs. 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W undistorted (according to manual...)

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output ? 100 W 750 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 6 or 12V DC or mains
Current RX Max 2 A - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 196x Between 1960 and 1971
Dimensions 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
? 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
Weight ? ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000077 DRAKE-T-000004 HEATHKIT-HW-000030-'TWOER'