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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 156-162 MHz (fixed channels) 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity
Receiver system ? ? 7-tubes superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 156-162 MHz (fixed channels) -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   -
RF-output SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12/24 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 220 mA ?
TX ? 4 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1969 and 197x in Denmark Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 320 × 220 × 195 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 7.68 in)
?
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 29 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Simplex and duplex operation supported
Distress channel selector (channel 16)
S-meter
Antenna trimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000004C SAILOR-RT000141 HEATHKIT-HR-000010B