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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 80-10 m (no WARC) 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m (no WARC) 160-10 m
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) 80 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 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 19xx and 19xx Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 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 ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 DRAKE-TR-000004C DRAKE-TR-000005