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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 11 m (26.965-27.405 MHz) -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 11 m (26.965-27.405 MHz) 160-10 m
Modulations - AM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5 W AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω ? 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1958 and 196x in USA Between 1956 and 1962 in USA
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
? 530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ? 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? XTAL XTAL and VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 EF-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-I E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT