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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m - 0.53-1.605 / 3.9-12 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Jensen speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   -
RF-output ? CW: 115 W, AM: 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 6V DC 4R6/AA
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 1949 and 1952 in USA Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
530 × 285 × 380 mm
(20.87 × 11.22 × 14.96 in)
136 × 95 × 41 mm
(5.35 × 3.74 × 1.61 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ? 780 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band 11 tubes ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-I SONY-ICF-007800W