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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.54-31 MHz 70-80 / 145-170 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω ? 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 1953 and 1956 in USA Between 1978 and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
?
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000140X HANDIC-000004