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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
? ?
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 10-160 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 100/100/100 W 100 W (10m: 50 W)

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 3 A (60 W) ? ?
TX - 23 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
287 × 123 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.84 × 12.44 in)
348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF DSP
Built-in RTTY demodulator.
Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A ICOM-IC-007400 JRC-JST-000100D