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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
2 meter Transverter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz - 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   - CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
? ?
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations - CW   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 50 W 100 W PEP

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) Mains Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX 3 A (60 W) - ?
TX - ? 260 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1969 and 1971 in USA
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
311 × 171 × 330 mm
(12.24 × 6.73 × 12.99 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) ? 7.50 kg (16.5 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A HEATHKIT-HX-000011 HEATHKIT-SB-000500