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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Variable Frequency Oscillator

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 10-160 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m ?
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains, built-in PSU
Current RX ? ? -
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1974 Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1955 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 289 × 162 × 239 mm
(11.38 × 6.38 × 9.41 in)
348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
?
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-C JRC-JST-000100S ALLIED-RADIO-KNIGHT-KIT-V000044