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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 100Hz 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 - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
Modulations AM   - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: -4dBu (20 dB noise quieting)
SSB/CW: -8dBu (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Transistor/tube hybrid. ? Single/double conversion superheterodyne (SSB-CW/FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W High: 20 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 52Ω 50/600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 11-15V DC
Current RX ? - 400-800 mA
TX - ? Max 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in USA Between 1956 and 1962 in USA Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 274 × 140 × 295 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 11.61 in)
530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
162 × 62 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.44 × 10.24 in)
Weight ? 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-meter
1/4 inch headphone jack
XTAL and VFO ?
Accessories MS-4 external speaker ? Expander 430X: 70 cm/10 W option
MPN DRAKE-SW000004 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT FDK-MULTI-000750XX