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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Monitoring Scope

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 3.5-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB 60 mV / 1/4" deflection (horizontal and vertical)
Selectivity ? 6 dB BW: 32 kHz minimum
60 dB BW: 100 kHz maximum
70 dB BW: 120 kHz maximum
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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   All mode  
RF-output ? 1.6-4.0 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 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) Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 25 W
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1974 Between 197x and 19xx in USA Between 1974 and 197x 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)
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Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1840 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-C MILITARY-AN/PRC-000770 HEATHKIT-SB-000614