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Desktop Shortwave receiver
UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 1.5 W, Low: ? mW SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC Mains
Current RX 60W ? Max 350 W
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
? 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B ICOM-IC-000003N KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS