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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ?
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion, tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 6000 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60dB ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM  
RF-output ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) Mains
Current RX 40W ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1964 and 196x
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
296 × 110 × 267 mm
(11.65 × 4.33 × 10.51 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B PEARCE-SIMPSON-GUARDIAN-000023