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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) Into 50 ohms aerial input, for 10 dB S/N:
AM: <2 µV (50-500 kHz), <1 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
SSB: 1 µV (50-500 kHz), <0.5 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
2.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 db) with narrow filter
6.5 kHz (-6 dB), 10.2 kHz (-60 dB) with wide filter
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz ?
Image rejection > 60 dB Better than 65 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC external or 8LR6/AA internal
Current RX ? 130-300 mA
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 1999 in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
Weight ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000004C LOWE-HF-000150