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Picture : RL DRAKE catalog
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1967 - Price : 475 US$
GENERAL
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 | Linear
permeability tuned VF0 with 1 kc dial divisions. |
 | VF0 and crystal
frequencies pre-mixed for all-band stability |
 | Covers ham bands
80, 40, 20, 15 meters completely and 28.5 to 29.0 Mc of 10 meters with crystals furnished |
 | Any
ten 500 kc ranges between.l.5 and 30 Mc can be covered with accessory crystals for 180
meters, MARS, etc.(5.0-6.0 Mc not recommended) |
 | Four bandwidths of
selectivity, 0.4 kc, 3.2 kc, 2.4 kc and 4.8 kc |
 | Pass band |
 | Noise
blanker that works on CW, SSB, and AM is built-in |
 | Notch
filter and 25 Kc crystal calibrator are built-in |
 | Product
detector for SSB/CW, diode detector for AM
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 | Crystal
Lattice Filter gives superior cross modulation and overload
characteristics |
 | Solid State
Permeability Tuned VFO |
 | 10 tubes, 10 transistors, 17 diodes and 2 integrated circuits
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 | AVC for SSB or
high-speed break-in CW |
 | Excellent
Overload and Cross Modulation characteristic |
SPECIFICATIONS
 | FREQUENCY COVERAGE: Covers 3.5 to 4.0 MHz, 7.0 to 7.5
MHz, 14.0 to 14.5 MHz, 21.0 to 21.5 MHz, and 28.5 to 29.0 MHz. |
 | ACCESSORY COVERAGE: Ten accessory crystal sockets are
provided. Coverage of any ten additional 500 KHz ranges between 1.5 and 30 MHz
(except between 5.0 and 6.0 MHz) can be added by installing accessory crystals. |
 | SELECTIVITY: The R-4B tunable passband filter
provides four passbands. With the selector
 | Set to
.4 KHz, the bandwidth is .4 KHz at 6 dB down and 2.6 KHz at 60 dB down. |
 | Set at 1.2 KHz, bandwidth is 1.2 KHz at 6 dB down
and 4.8 KHz at 60 dB down. |
 | Set at 2.4 KHz, bandwidth is 2.4 KHz at
6 dB down and 8.2 KHz at 60 dB down. |
 | Set at 4.8 KHz, bandwidth is 4.8 KHz at 6 dB down and 20
KHz at 60 dB down.
Selectivity switching is independent of detector and AVC switching. |
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 | INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCIES: First is 5645 KHz with crystal
lattice filter, second is 50 KHz with tunable LC filter. |
 | STABILITY: After warm up, frequency will not
drift more than +- 100 Hertz. Line voltage variation of +-10% will not
cause frequency shift in excess of 100 Hertz. |
 | SENSITIVITY: 10 dB signal-plus-noise to noise
ratio obtained on any amateur band with less than a .5 microvolt signal on the antenna. |
 | MODES OF OPERATION: SSB, CW, AM, RTTY |
 | SPURIOUS RESPONSES: Image rejection over 60 dB.
I.F. rejection over 60 dB on amateur bands. Internal spurious response
less than the equivalent of a 1microvolt antenna signal on all amateur bands. |
 | AVC: Amplified-delayed AVC with
 | slow (750 milliseconds) or |
 | fast (25 milliseconds) discharge, and less
than 100 microseconds charge time.
A 60 dB change in R. F. input causes less than 3 dB change in audio output. |
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 | INPUT IMPEDANCE: 52 ohms nominal
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: 4 ohms to speaker, 5000 ohms anti-vox
AUDIO OUTPUT: 0.5 watt at AVC threshold, 1.5 watts maximum.
POWER CONSUMPTION: 60 watts, 120/240 volts A.C., 50/60 Hertz
SIZE: 5.5 inches high, 10.75 inches wide, 12.25 inches deep
overall |
 | WEIGHT: 16 pounds. |
 | CALIBRATION: Better than _+-1 KHz when calibrated
at nearest 100 KHz calibration point. |
 | HUM & NOISE: Greater than 60 dB below rated
output. |
TUBES AND SEMI CONDUCTORS
| Symbol |
Type |
Function |
| V1 |
6BZ6 |
R. F. Amplifier |
| V2 |
6HS6 |
First Mixer |
| V3 |
12BE6 |
Second mixer and crystal
oscillator |
| V4 |
12BA6 |
First
I.F. Amplifier |
| V5 |
12BA6 |
Second
I.F. Amplifier |
| V6 |
--- |
Symbol not used |
| V7 |
6EH5 |
Audio output |
| V8 |
6HS6 |
Pre-Mixer |
| V9 |
12BA6 |
Noise Blanker Amplifier |
| V10 |
12AX7A |
Noise shaper and pulse
amplifier |
| Q1 |
2N3394 |
Crystal Oscillator |
| Q2 |
FET TIS34 |
Variable Frequency Oscillator |
| Q3 |
2N3858 |
VFO Buffer Amplifier |
| Q4 |
2N3877 |
AVC Amplifier/detector |
| Q5 |
2N3394 |
AM Amplifier |
| Q6 |
2N3394 |
Beat Frequency Oscillator |
| Q7 |
2N3394 |
Audio Amplifier |
| Q8 |
TIS-34 |
Calibrator Oscillator |
| Q9 |
2N3394 |
Calibrator Trigger |
| Q10 |
2N3877 |
VFO Indicator Driver |
| D1 |
1N483A |
Noise Pulse Detection |
| D2 |
1N483A |
Noise Pulse Detection |
| D3 |
1N483A |
Noise Blanking |
| D4,D5 |
1N3194 |
B+ Rectifiers |
| D6 |
1N3194 |
Bias Rectifier |
| D7 |
1N270 |
AM Detection |
| D9 |
1N714 |
Voltage Regulator |
| D10 |
1N483A |
Switching Diode |
| D11,D12 |
1N270 |
Product Detection |
| D13,D15 |
1N483A |
Steering Diode |
| D14 |
1N270 |
Switching Diode |
| D16 |
1N483A |
Calibrator Supply Rectifier |
| D17 |
1N483A |
Bias Clamping |
| IC1 |
923 |
Calibrator frequency divider |
| IC2 |
923 |
Calibrator frequency divider |
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