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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
28-29 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection 60dB ? ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
28-29 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle 60+ W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) 12V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 40W 400 mA ?
TX - 18 A max 15 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 2012 and 20xx
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
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Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
7-color display
Accessories ? Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
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MPN DRAKE-000002-B TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) STRYKER-SR-000955HPC