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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m ? 7-7.1 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV ? AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
Selectivity (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 3.5-30 MHz 7-7.1 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? 1000 W input (AM/CW/SSB) SSB/FM: 50 W, AM: 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 1958 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
500 × 750 × 840 mm
(19.69 × 29.53 × 33.07 in)
300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 180.00 kg (397.1 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C E.F.-JOHNSON-DESK-KILOWATT DRAGON-SS-000797