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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 150 W ? Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX ? - 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000003 HEATHKIT-SB-000301 KENWOOD-TS-000520