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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.535 / 1.5-4 / 4-4.5 / 6-6.5 / 8-9 / 12-13.5 / 16-17.5 / 22-23 / 25-26 MHz 66-88 / 108-170 / 300-470 / 806-1000 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.4 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
21 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Crystal controlled single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 2.8 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50/500Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 4LR6 or external 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 200 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1997 and 19xx Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
59 × 152 × 32 mm
(2.32 × 5.98 × 1.26 in)
143 × 178 × 290 mm
(5.63 × 7.01 × 11.42 in)
Weight 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Speech descrambler. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000001 YUPITERU-MVT-003300 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-II