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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Antenna tuner

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 160-10 m 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 160-10 m 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W Max 100 W 1.2 kW

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 12 V
Current RX - 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ?
TX ? 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1973 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
240 × 129 × 309 mm
(9.45 × 5.08 × 12.17 in)
Weight ? 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004XB KENWOOD-TS-000520S YAESU-FC-000102