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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz 0.54-20 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB/FSK: 2.2 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 ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz -
Modulations - CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), FSK: 100 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 200Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains Separate PSU
Current RX ? ? Max 80 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1937 and 19xx
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
320 × 140 × 320 mm
(12.60 × 5.51 × 12.60 in)
455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000004A KENWOOD-TS-000900 HAMMARLUND-SP-000100X