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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 0.03-30 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
?
Filters ? 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 8 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Hi-Z -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 110-120 / 220-240V AC
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1947 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions ? 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandspread in ham bands
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004X LOWE-HF-000225E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183