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HF Transmitter | 100 W
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.03-30 MHz ?
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   RTTY  
RF-output AM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W ? 2000W PEP SSB, 1000W CW

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (internal PSU) 13.8V DC Mains through external L-4PS power supply
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 in USA Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between and
Dimensions 292 × 530 × 445 mm
(11.50 × 20.87 × 17.52 in)
483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
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Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VFO
Internal power supply
Final Tube(s): 2ea. 6146 parallel
SSB Method: Crystal Filter (9 MHz)
PC-control ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-INVADER LOWE-HF-000235 DRAKE-L-000004B