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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
?
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Jensen speaker ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 1.1 A Max 100 W
TX - 2.5-6.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 1978 and 198x Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 40.00 kg (88.3 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-UV-000003 EDDYSTONE-000880/3