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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to 140°F)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) - 108-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ? AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 60dB ? ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m / 6m / 2m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 50 W (input) 50 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 40W - 0.5 A
TX - ? 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 2022 and 202x
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
203 × 305 × 203 mm
(7.99 × 12.01 × 7.99 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B HARVEY-WELLS-TBS-000050D-(BANDMASTER-DELUXE) YAESU-FTM-006000R