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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.1-30 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 80 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - Max 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
? ?
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) ? 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Seven optional bands ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-A DRAKE-SW000002 DRAKE-TR-000005