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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   -
Sensitivity ? 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
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Selectivity 5.5 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   RTTY  
RF-output - High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W 2000W PEP SSB, 1000W CW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains through external L-4PS power supply
Current RX Max 400 mA 1.1 A ?
TX - 2.5-6.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x Between and
Dimensions 276 × 111 × 194 mm
(10.87 × 4.37 × 7.64 in)
203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
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Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000001 DRAKE-UV-000003 DRAKE-L-000004B