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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.5 MHz + 23 additional
500 KHz ranges between 0.5-30 MHz
- 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - SSB   -
RF-output ? 80 W ?

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains Mains ?
Current RX Max 210 mA @ 12 VDC (with dial lamps turned off) - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy Between 1936 and 1945 in USA
Dimensions 274 × 140 × 324 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 12.76 in)
? 460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ? 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? BFO
Accessories ? ? LS-3 external speaker
MPN DRAKE-SPR-000004 GELOSO-G000004/225 MILITARY-BC-000344