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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 1.5-20 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne XTAL 9 tube superhet
IF-freqs. 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
? 495 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? External speaker or headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1 W -

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains or 6/170V
Current RX Max 2 A 45 mA ?
TX - 650 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 1932 and 1934 in USA
Dimensions 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
?
Weight ? 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? External power supply 5886AB
MPN DRAKE-R-000077 DRAKE-TR-000022 NATIONAL-COMPANY-AGS