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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 3-15.5 MHz (?) 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz ? 450 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000004C MILITARY-RR-000006 EDDYSTONE-000730/6