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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.001%
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.535 / 1.5-4 / 4-4.5 / 6-6.5 / 8-9 / 12-13.5 / 16-17.5 / 22-23 / 25-26 MHz - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? @ 10dB S/N < 0.5 µV (AM)
@ 10dB S/N < 0.25 µV (SSB)
Selectivity ? ? - 60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? PLL - based receiver.
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF 10.695 MHz
2nd IF 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? - 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 Watts into 8 Ohms @ 10% THD.

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - CW   AM   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output ? 30 W 4W (AM)
12W PEP (SSB)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - External Speaker - 3.5 mm Mono.
External PA Speaker - 3.5 mm Mono.

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? - < 0.5 A
TX - ? < 3.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1997 and 2017 in Malaysia
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
? 200 × 61 × 234 mm
(7.87 × 2.40 × 9.21 in)
Weight 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? XTAL or external VFO Talk-back control.
Frequency display.
SWR Meter.
PA.
NB / ANL.
Internal AGC.
Roger Beep.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000001 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-ADVENTURER GALAXY-DX-000959