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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV ?
Selectivity (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
Modulations - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W (80 W on 10 m)

Connections

Antenna Proprietary -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
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Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C HEATHKIT-HW-000101