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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
5 band SSB transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  60m  40m  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 26-32 MHz 3-18.2 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV ? 0.3 µV
Selectivity (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26-32 MHz 60 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 25 W 5 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 10.5-12.5 V DC
Current RX ? ? 260 mA
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
? 195 × 68 × 38 mm
(7.68 × 2.68 × 1.50 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
? Dual VFO
Memory-CFO transfer
LCD display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C CRT-HERCULE-B-002950F YOUKITS-TJ000002B