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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobiele VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  6m 
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 144-148 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   -
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. 1 µV ?
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60dB ? ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations - AM   AM   CW  
RF-output ? 750 mW CW: 75 W, AM: 65 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) 6 or 12V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 40W ? -
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1960 and 1971 Between 1961 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? XTAL and VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B HEATHKIT-HW-000030-'TWOER' EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER-II