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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? Channelized 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 11 m (26.965-27.405 MHz) 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output Jensen speaker ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 11 m (26.965-27.405 MHz) 160-6 m
Modulations - AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output ? 5 W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? 2.0 A
TX - ? 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 1958 and 196x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
? 350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band XTAL 8" (20.3cm) touchscreen, 1920×1200 pixels)
HDMI connector for external display
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
Integrated Antenna Tuner
USB 2.0

Optional:
* GPS Disciplined Oscillator; 5x10-12 over 24 hours
* MARS/CAP Coverage Filter Bank
* ThumbDV module for D-Star mode
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A EF-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-I FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600M