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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm per degree centigrade change in ambient temperature
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5-1.13 MHz: 6 µV
1.13-30 MHz: 3 µV
Selectivity ? ? 5 kHz (-6 dB)
12 kHz (-30 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB at 1-6 MHz, 20 dB at 18 MHz
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX 60W ? 210 mA max
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1985 and 19xx Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
140 × 40 × 197 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.76 in)
430 × 222 × 279 mm
(16.93 × 8.74 × 10.98 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B KENWOOD-TM-000211E EDDYSTONE-000960