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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands None  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 5.95-6.55 / 9.45-10.05 / 11.45-12.05 / 14.95-15.55 / 17.45-18.05 / 21.45-22.05 / 25.45-26.05 MHz 80-10 m 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Transistor/tube hybrid. ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 150 W High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 52Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x
Dimensions 274 × 140 × 295 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 11.61 in)
? 203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
Weight ? ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-meter
1/4 inch headphone jack
? ?
Accessories MS-4 external speaker ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000004 DRAKE-TR-000003 DRAKE-UV-000003