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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 1.5-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.3 kHz (SSB) ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 160-10 m
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW  
RF-output ? 120 W CW: 115 W, AM: 100 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX - Max 25 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1949 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
530 × 285 × 380 mm
(20.87 × 11.22 × 14.96 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 11 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 DRAKE-TR-000007 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-I