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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.1 A
TX ? 2.5-6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x
Dimensions ? 203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000004C DRAKE-UV-000003