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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Prototype VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 26.065-28.305 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
? ?
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.065-28.305 MHz -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 18 W ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) ? Mains
Current RX 3 A (60 W) ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 1954 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
180 × 63 × 218 mm
(7.09 × 2.48 × 8.58 in)
?
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features ? AM/FM/SSB/CW ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A SUPERSTAR-002000 EDDYSTONE-000760