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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 1 ppm
Tuning steps ? Continuous 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m 2-29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for S/N 10 dB SSB: 0.7 µV for 10 dB SINAD
AM: 3 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) 2700 Hz @ -6 dB / 4600 Hz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 75 dB
Audio output Jensen speaker 3 W 20 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 2-29.9999 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? 150 W 20 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 20/300Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12-14 V DC with model 12A converter 20-32V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1976 and 19xx in by Hughes and Tadiran
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
330 × 140 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
31.75 × 26.67 × 6.66 mm
(1.25 × 1.05 × 0.26 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 6.36 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features One optional band ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A SWAN-(CUBIC)-000350B MILITARY-AN/PRC-000140