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HF Receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 2m  1.25m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.5 MHz + 23 additional
500 KHz ranges between 0.5-30 MHz
144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 210 mA @ 12 VDC (with dial lamps turned off) 1.1 A -
TX - 2.5-6.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1978 and 198x Between 1956 and 1962 in USA
Dimensions 274 × 140 × 324 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 12.76 in)
203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station 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-SPR-000004 DRAKE-UV-000003 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT