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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 1.8-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 144 MHz: 0.5µV
440 MHz: 0.18µV
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Jensen speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 80 W High: 35/10 W, Low: 3.5/1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.1 A
TX - Max 15 A 2.5-6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
? 210 × 90 × 300 mm
(8.27 × 3.54 × 11.81 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A DRAKE-TR-000005 DRAKE-UV-000003E