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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 5 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (AC or DC) 12V DC
Current RX 60W ? 400 mA
TX - - 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 1957 and 1961 in USA Between 1978 and 1980 in USA
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
327 × 178 × 235 mm
(12.87 × 7.01 × 9.25 in)
108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ? 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
Accessories ? ? Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038E TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545)