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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Electronic Keyer

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz 160-10 m -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   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
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Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 160-10 m ?
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 120 W Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) 3.5 W
TX Max 25 A 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1975 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
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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-000007 KENWOOD-TS-000520S HEATHKIT-HD-001410