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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity ? 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) 200 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) Mains
Current RX - 100 W -
TX ? 400 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx Between 1969 and 197x in USA Between 1968 and 1973
Dimensions ? 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
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Weight ? 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004X SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007 DRAKE-T-000004XC