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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz - -
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   - -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 160-10 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) 200 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - -
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? 3 A @ 117 VAC -
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 1974 and 1978 Between 1968 and 1973
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 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 Digital readout, 1kHz precision ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030D YAESU-FL-000101 DRAKE-T-000004XC