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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.54-48 MHz in five bands 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 9 tubes Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12V DC
Current RX - ? 300 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx Between 1935 and 193x in USA Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions ? ? 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight ? ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004X HALLICRAFTERS-S-000007-SUPER-SKYRIDER NASA-TARGET-HF000003