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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 5.95-6.55 / 9.45-10.05 / 11.45-12.05 / 14.95-15.55 / 17.45-18.05 / 21.45-22.05 / 25.45-26.05 MHz LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Transistor/tube hybrid. ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 52Ω 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in USA Between 1969 and 1971 Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 274 × 140 × 295 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 11.61 in)
440 × 260 × 130 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 5.12 in)
?
Weight ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features S-meter
1/4 inch headphone jack
Band spread ?
Accessories MS-4 external speaker ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000004 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000210-AMATEUR LAFAYETTE-COMSTAT-000025A