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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 10-160 m 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ? ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 735 kHz ? 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 200Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 2A max
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 1992 and 1996 in USA Between 1982 and 1985
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
? 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter DSP. RS-232C. Full QSK. Built-in keyer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088LF TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-(000563) DRAKE-R-004245