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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB
Selectivity ? 6 dB BW: 32 kHz minimum
60 dB BW: 100 kHz maximum
70 dB BW: 120 kHz maximum
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 4 mW across 1000 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? 1.6-4.0 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12.5 + 2.5V DC (BA-4386/U, BA-398/U or BA-55984 or a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery cassette)
Current RX ? ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1974 Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 289 × 162 × 239 mm
(11.38 × 6.38 × 9.41 in)
273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1840 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features One optional band Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-C MILITARY-AN/PRC-000770