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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 60W ?
TX - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in PSU options
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 ICOM-IC-000740