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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 200 Hz per hour after warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   USB  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV ? 1 µV for 15 dB S/N
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
? 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 6 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ? 2305 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz)
Modulations - CW   SSB   USB  
RF-output ? 100 W 200 W PEP

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 1982 and 1984 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
? ?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C HEATHKIT-SS-009000 HEATHKIT-HW-000032