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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz - ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 10-80m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 10 W SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive)

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 Mains Mains
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 1952 and 195x Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
Weight ? ? ?
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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000010-A HEATHKIT-SB-000221