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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 1.5-30 MHz 2609-19355 kHz
(526-2727 kHz optional)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.3 kHz (SSB) ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC External power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 25 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1930 and 1934 in USA
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
?
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 DRAKE-TR-000007 NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000005