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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

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 ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 545 kHz - 33 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ?
Selectivity ? Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? XTAL-filter was added in later versions
Receiver system ? Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
465 kHz
Image rejection ? 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 80 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX ? 85 VA max ?
TX Max 15 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1932 and 1935 in USA
Dimensions ? 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
527 × 241 × 349 mm
(20.75 × 9.49 × 13.74 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000005 EDDYSTONE-000830/7 HAMMARLUND-COMET-PRO