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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HT UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.158 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 5 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 23.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW (8 ohm / 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (AC or DC) 6-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 38 mA
TX - - 1.3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
? 47 × 120 × 31 mm
(1.85 × 4.72 × 1.22 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ? 290 gr (10.2 oz) including antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000004A HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038C STANDARD-HORIZON-C-000468S