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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.15-0.535 / 1.5-4 / 4-4.5 / 6-6.5 / 8-9 / 12-13.5 / 16-17.5 / 22-23 / 25-26 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.830 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50/500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 24V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 1984 in USA
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Seven optional bands ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-A DRAKE-RR-000001 HEATHKIT-HW-005400