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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 1.5-30 MHz 2609-19355 kHz
(526-2727 kHz optional)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? 2.3 kHz (SSB) ?
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   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) 120 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC External power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 25 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1930 and 1934 in USA
Dimensions ? 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
?
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000004C DRAKE-TR-000007 NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000005