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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.15-0.5 MHz + 23 additional
500 KHz ranges between 0.5-30 MHz
136-174 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Jensen speaker ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains 11-16V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 210 mA @ 12 VDC (with dial lamps turned off) Max 1.2 A
TX - - Max 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
274 × 140 × 324 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 12.76 in)
280 × 120 × 343 mm
(11.02 × 4.72 × 13.50 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 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-SPR-000004 DRAKE-TR000270