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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
300-channel | TrunkTracker | VHF/UHF/AIR/800MHz | Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.535 / 1.5-4 / 4-4.5 / 6-6.5 / 8-9 / 12-13.5 / 16-17.5 / 22-23 / 25-26 MHz - 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.4 µV
AIR: 1.5 µV
800MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double / Triple conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380 MHz
2nd: 10.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W, 8-ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m / 6m / 2m -
Modulations - AM   CW   -
RF-output ? 50 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? - 230-500 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1948 and 194x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
235 × 337 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 13.27 × 8.50 in)
205 × 70 × 195 mm
(8.07 × 2.76 × 7.68 in)
Weight 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 750 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000001 HARVEY-WELLS-TBS-000050A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002050