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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 160-10 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
RF-output ? 100 W AM: 540 W, CW: 700 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 12-14V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 1958 and 1959 in USA
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
560 × 790 × 375 mm
(22.05 × 31.10 × 14.76 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 124.75 kg (275.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK 4-250A (4-400A/6156) final
VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000150A WRL-/-GLOBE-KING-000500B/C