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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

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

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 160-10 m (continuous)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
RF-output ? AM: 500 W, SSB: 1 KW, CW: 600 W AM: 100 W, CW: 115 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX 60W - -
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1952 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
? 508 × 311 × 438 mm
(20.00 × 12.24 × 17.24 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 E.F.-JOHNSON-INVADER-002000 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000020