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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
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 ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
174 × 52 × 211 mm
(6.85 × 2.05 × 8.31 in)
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000001B LOWE-HF-000225E PRESIDENT-JOHNSON