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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Electronic Keyer

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC ?
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 60W ? 3.5 W
TX - 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 1982 and 198x Between 1975 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
?
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in PSU options ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 ICOM-IC-000740 HEATHKIT-HD-001410