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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz 36-165 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   CW   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz 455 kHz ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 3.5 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) - -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 110/220V AC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions ? 500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000004C NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T HALLICRAFTERS-S-000027B