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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 -
Impedance 75Ω 50 Ω 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A -
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
Weight ? 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 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 ? ? XTAL and VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 ICOM-IC-000725 EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT-II