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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 130-2200 kHz in 4 bands 11m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   CW   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 250 Hz ?
Filters 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
110 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 11m
Modulations - - AM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX 2A max ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1985 Between 1943 and 194x in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x in USA
Dimensions 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-004245 EDDYSTONE-000400B PRESIDENT-WASHINGTON