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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output 120 W ? 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains, built-in power unit 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 25 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1965 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
? 305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 EDDYSTONE-000840/C EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000