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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 1.5-30 MHz 108-143 / 220-380 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.3 kHz (SSB) ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 120 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12 V DC
Current RX 60W ? 300 mA max
TX - Max 25 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
?
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? LCD display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 DRAKE-TR-000007 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000535-(VERSION-1)