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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±15 ppm from +5 to +55 deg. C
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m ?
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 200 W ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 11-16V DC
Current RX 60W ? -
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1968 and 19xx Between and
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
? 173 × 115 × 330 mm
(6.81 × 4.53 × 12.99 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500C DRAKE-RV000075