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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 1.8-30 MHz 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 80 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12 V DC
Current RX 60W ? ?
TX - Max 15 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 1982 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
? ?
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 20 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-TR-000005 REGENCY-MX-007000