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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Dual mode (digital + analog) handheld transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m / 160 m optional 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   FM   DV  
RF-output ? 100 W (180 W INPUT) 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 7.4 V DC, 2800 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX 60W - 100 mA max
TX - ? 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 1958 and 196x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 36 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Digital encryption
AMBE5000 vecoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000100V YANTON-DM-000900