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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  None  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 5.95-6.55 / 9.45-10.05 / 11.45-12.05 / 14.95-15.55 / 17.45-18.05 / 21.45-22.05 / 25.45-26.05 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Transistor/tube hybrid. ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker required ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 52Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - Max 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1966 and 196x in USA Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
274 × 140 × 295 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 11.61 in)
?
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ? 6.50 kg (14.3 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 ? S-meter
1/4 inch headphone jack
?
Accessories ? MS-4 external speaker ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 DRAKE-SW000004 DRAKE-TR-000005