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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
10-80m
Modulations - CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50/75 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
330 × 140 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 15.85 kg (35.0 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-RR-000001B SWAN-(CUBIC)-000270-CYGNET HEATHKIT-SB-000200