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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne 12 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output ?

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 1.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50-80Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 30-75 mA ? ?
TX Max 445 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1964 and 1968 in Japan (By Trio)
Dimensions 138 × 58 × 216 mm
(5.43 × 2.28 × 8.50 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
?
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000033C K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 LAFAYETTE-HA-000350