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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 10-80m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5µV
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? 19 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Jensen speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 500 W (PEP), AM: 150 W (?)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 22.50 kg (49.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000500