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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 80-10 m (no WARC) 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz 1st: 21.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB >60 dB
Audio output Jensen speaker ? 250 mW at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m (no WARC) 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz)
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) High: 5 W, Medium: 2.5 W, Low: 350 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 7.2V DC (battery), 5-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? ? 13/35 mA (save/stby)
TX - ? Max 950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2004 and 2007 in Taiwan
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
? 55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ? 185 gr (6.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A DRAKE-TR-000004C SOMMERKAMP-TS-000277DX