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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? less than 500 Hz variation ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz - 2-20 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 3 switch-selected bandwidths available; 5 kc/s,1200 c/s and 300 c/s, including LF filters.
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 601.3 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 80-10 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-29 / 29-30 MHz
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Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   -
RF-output 80 W 50 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 40-1000Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (110 / 125 / 140 / 160 / 220 / 280 V AC, 50-60 Hz) 200-250V AC / 12V DC
Current RX ? - 60 W
TX Max 15 A 195 VA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1964 and 1966 in Italy Between 194x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 520 × 260 × 250 mm
(20.47 × 10.24 × 9.84 in)
413 × 222 × 286 mm
(16.26 × 8.74 × 11.26 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) ? 18.30 kg (40.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000005 GELOSO-G000004/223 MARCONI-R001475-RG44