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McKay Dymek DR44

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

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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