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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 10-80 m
26.9-27.5 MHz and 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
10-80 m
Modulations AM   SSB   USB   ISB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
26.9-27.5 MHz and 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input), AM: 80 W (input) 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50/500Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120/240 V AC) 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? 0.5 A ?
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1965 and 1967 in USA
Dimensions 330 × 140 × 380 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
342.9 × 152.4 × 292.1 mm
(13.50 × 6.00 × 11.50 in)
?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 13.61 kg (30.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-MSR-000001 YAESU-FT-000101 HEATHKIT-SB-000100