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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 10-160 m 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ± 50 kHz @ 80 dB
Filters 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ? > 30 kHz (-6 dB)
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 15 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max)
Current RX Max 2 A ? 60 mA (24V)
TX - ? 240 mA (24V)

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1975 and 197x Between 196x and 198x in Germany
Dimensions 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
? 222 × 268 × 330 mm
(8.74 × 10.55 × 12.99 in)
Weight ? ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) transceiver + control box
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000077 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-001011D MILITARY-SEM-000025