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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobiele VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. 1 µV
Selectivity ? 5kHz (6 dB) or better ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60dB ?
Audio output ? 1W @ 3% THD 1 W undistorted (according to manual...)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 750 mW

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (120 VAC) 6 or 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? 40W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1960 and 1971
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Seven optional bands ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-A DRAKE-000002-B HEATHKIT-HW-000030-'TWOER'