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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Direction Finding Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  80m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.54-1.6 / 1.7-5.0 / 88-108 / 145-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV ? ?
Selectivity (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz ?
Modulations - AM   FM   -
RF-output ? 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 6 V DC (4 × AA cells)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
150 × 45 × 165 mm
(5.91 × 1.77 × 6.50 in)
?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C PRESIDENT-TAYLOR-II PEARCE-SIMPSON-GLADDING-GULFSTREAM