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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  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 1.5-30 MHz - 2609-19355 kHz
(526-2727 kHz optional)
Modulations 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 160-10 m -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 120 W AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50/600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1956 and 1962 in USA Between 1930 and 1934 in USA
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 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 ? XTAL and VFO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000005