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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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 5 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? >90 dB!
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 0-100 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (AC or DC) 12-15V DC
Current RX 60W ? 2 A max
TX - - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 1957 and 1961 in USA Between 1997 and 20xx 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)
375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread RS-232C. DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038E TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564)