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General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 ppm. 0° to 50° C. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 136-174 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   W-FM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB (10 dB S/N): < 0.5µV 0.5-30 MHz
AM (10 dB S/N): < 2.0µV 0.5-30 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 87-108 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 118-137 MHz
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Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6dB
AM: 4.0 kHz @ -6dB
LSB/USB: 2.3 kHz @ -6dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB .5-30 MHz> 50 dB 87-108 MHz> 60 dB 118-137 MHz ?
Audio output Jensen speaker 2 Watts, 4 Ohms. < 5% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 10 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 300 / 500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7-10V DC external or 6×LR20 internal 11-16V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1 A max Max 1.2 A
TX - - Max 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 1994 and 2000 in Ohio, U.S.A. Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
292 × 133 × 330 mm
(11.50 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
280 × 120 × 343 mm
(11.02 × 4.72 × 13.50 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 70 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band ? 9K6 packet ready
RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A DRAKE-SW000008 DRAKE-TR000270