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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO

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)  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 6 + 2m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   - -
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 ? None

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 6 + 2m
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 150 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
? ?
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A JRC-JST-000135 LAFAYETTE-HA-000089