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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Marine SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less then ± 20 hz (0-40 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m - 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 30 W 400 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 21.6 - 31.2 V DC
Current RX ? - 0.9 A
TX - ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1974 Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 289 × 162 × 239 mm
(11.38 × 6.38 × 9.41 in)
? ?
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features One optional band XTAL or external VFO 94 Quick-select channels
Manual antenna tuner
One key selection of 2192 kHz distress frequency
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-C E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-ADVENTURER SAILOR-T002031