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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
HF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.15-0.5 MHz + 23 additional
500 KHz ranges between 0.5-30 MHz
80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 150 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? Max 210 mA @ 12 VDC (with dial lamps turned off) ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1978 and 19xx
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
274 × 140 × 324 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 12.76 in)
273 × 140 × 365 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 14.37 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000004A DRAKE-SPR-000004 DRAKE-TR-000004CW