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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 144-146 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 8 tubes. 6JS6A final
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 25 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 3 W PEP ±20% Max 25 W (input)

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 60Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 18V DC (4 × 4.5 V batteries) Mains
Current RX 60W 55 mA max N/A
TX - 125 mA max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1966 and 196x in W. Germany Between 1966 and 196x
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
186 × 80 × 126 mm
(7.32 × 3.15 × 4.96 in)
334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) including batteries 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B SEMCOSET-SEMCO YAESU-FL-000050