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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver
Dual band VHF/UHF Mobile Radio

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 1.5-18 MHz 108-136 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-490 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.5 / 5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 5/10/20/50 W, UHF: 5/10/25/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC (internal dynamotor) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 60W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 193x and 194x in by RCA Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
460 × 240 × 182 mm
(18.11 × 9.45 × 7.17 in)
140 × 42 × 211 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 8.31 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ? 1.16 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 750 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? 7 characters alpha-numeric display
Single or Dual Receive/Display Modes
User selectable multi-colored LCD display
Dual receive with separate volume control
Multiple scan modes including priority scan
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 MILITARY-BC-000312-M POWERWERX-DB-000750X