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McKay Dymek DR44
General Coverage Communications Receiver |
Rating (1-5): HHH (3) |
Made In: United States 1975-1987 |
Voltages: 110-120/220-240 VAC |
Coverage: 50-29700 kHz |
Readout: Digital LED 0.1 |
Modes: AM/SSB/CW/RTTY |
Selectivity: 8/4/2.5/_ kHz |
Circuit: Triple Conversion |
Physical: 19x7x15" 16 Lbs. |
Features: ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, 5000 Hz Fixed Notch, NL, Mute Line,
IF Gain, IF Out Jack, Rack Handles, Fine Tuning. |
Accessories: DS111 Speaker, DP4044 RF Preselector, 375 Hz Filter,
1200 Hz Filter. |
New Price: $1600-1900 |
Used Price: $400-440 |
Comments: Very scarce. The model DR44-6 is similar, but with an additional knob for adjusting the AGC ($450-500 used). The ten position rotary switches generating the BCD-complement code, are reportedly no longer available. |
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McKay Dymek DR101-6
General Coverage Communications Receiver |
Rating (1-5): HHHH (4) |
Made In: United States 1979-1983 |
Voltages: 110-120/220-240 VAC |
Coverage: 50-29700 kHz |
Readout: Digital LED 1 |
Modes: AM/SSB/CW/RTTY |
Selectivity: 8/4/2.5/_ kHz |
Circuit: Triple Conversion |
Physical: 17.5x5.1x15" 16 Lbs. |
Features: ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, 5000 Hz Fixed Notch, NL, IF Out Jack, IF Gain, Fine Tuning, Variable Rate Incremental Tuning, AGC, Mute Line, Three Tuning Rates. |
Accessories: DS111 Speaker, DP40 RF Preselector, Rack Mounting Kit, 375 Hz Filter, 1200 Hz Filter. |
New Price: $1150-1850 |
Used Price: $420-600 |
Comments: Allows manual variable rate sleigh tuning in 100 Hz steps. Scarce. |
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