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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 80-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.5µV for 10dB S/N in SSB ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Singel conversion with premixed crytal-controlled HF-oscillators and tunable VFO ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W @ 3.2 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m
(USB on 20, 15 and 10 m, LSB on 80 and 40 m)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 125 W, SSB: 500 W (PEP), CW: 390 W 12 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 40-60Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains (117 or 234 V AC ±10%) ?
Current RX Max 2 A ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
197 × 165 × 280 mm
(7.76 × 6.50 × 11.02 in)
200 × 60 × 260 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 10.24 in)
Weight ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 240 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Full AGC
S-Meter
ALC
AM/FM/SSB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000077 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000500 PRESIDENT-JACKSON