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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Converter
Ham Radio RF Preselector

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 435 MHz transmitter, 145 to 29 MHz receiving converter 1-50 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? N/A ?
Selectivity ? N/A ?
Filters ? N/A ?
Receiver system ? N/A ?
IF-freqs. ? N/A ?
Image rejection ? N/A ?
Audio output ? N/A ?

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 1-50 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? N/A ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 9-18 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 1983 and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
? ?
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Seven optional bands ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-A TEN-TEC-002510 MFJ-001045B