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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Military Transceiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 50 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 5.95-6.55 / 9.45-10.05 / 11.45-12.05 / 14.95-15.55 / 17.45-18.05 / 21.45-22.05 / 25.45-26.05 MHz 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands 30-69.95 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Transistor/tube hybrid. ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 30-69.95 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 52Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 28 V DC 28 V DC
Current RX ? 3 A max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 274 × 140 × 295 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 11.61 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
?
Weight ? 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories None None 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Military communication
Features S-meter
1/4 inch headphone jack
? ?
Accessories MS-4 external speaker ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000004 MILITARY-BC-000348 MILITARY-AN/ARC-000054