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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 80-10 m (no WARC) 0.1-30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m (no WARC) -
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains 11-16V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 2 A
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 2005
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
? 334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 440 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS232C interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 DRAKE-TR-000004C DRAKE-R000008A