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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) - 0.01-0.6 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ? ?
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60dB ? ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 52 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) Mains Mains
Current RX 40W - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 196x and 196x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
? ?
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B DRAKE-T-000004 EDDYSTONE-000850/2