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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 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 146-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 146-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1.5 W

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 60W ? 30-75 mA
TX - - Max 445 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
138 × 58 × 216 mm
(5.43 × 2.28 × 8.50 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 DRAKE-RR-000001 DRAKE-TR-000033C