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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 0.55-44 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single-conversion superheterodyne, 9 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz 455 KHz ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) - 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) ? 150 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω 450 Ω 50-73Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 110-120 V AC (110-250 V AC option) Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? - 420 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Brazil
Dimensions ? 470 × 216 × 238 mm
(18.50 × 8.50 × 9.37 in)
25 × 30 × 50 mm
(0.98 × 1.18 × 1.97 in)
Weight ? 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000004C HALLICRAFTERS-S-000020R-SKY-CHAMPION DELTA-000370