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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 75Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A
TX - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 1988 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 ICOM-IC-000725