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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz 144-148 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-148 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
RF-output 80 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 40 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/500 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? Max 0.6 A -
TX Max 15 A Max 2.7 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1954 and 1961 in USA
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? XTAL and VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000005 DRAKE-TR-000072 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER