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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands None  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 5.95-6.55 / 9.45-10.05 / 11.45-12.05 / 14.95-15.55 / 17.45-18.05 / 21.45-22.05 / 25.45-26.05 MHz 10-80 m 100-173 / 350-469.95 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 kHz ?
Receiver system Transistor/tube hybrid. Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 432-436 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 52Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in USA Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 274 × 140 × 295 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 11.61 in)
? 65 × 92 × 38 mm
(2.56 × 3.62 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? ? ?
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 S-meter
1/4 inch headphone jack
? Twin RX
Accessories MS-4 external speaker ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000004 STAR-SR-000700E ALAN-CT-000079