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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? less than 500 Hz variation ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz - 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 9 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 80-10 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-29 / 29-30 MHz
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Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   -
RF-output 120 W 50 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 40-1000Ω ~500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (110 / 125 / 140 / 160 / 220 / 280 V AC, 50-60 Hz) Mains
Current RX ? - ?
TX Max 25 A 195 VA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1964 and 1966 in Italy Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
520 × 260 × 250 mm
(20.47 × 10.24 × 9.84 in)
390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 11.00 kg (24.3 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 ? ? ANL
AVC
BFO
IF Gain control
Receive/Standby switch
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 GELOSO-G000004/223 LAFAYETTE-HE-000010-(KT-200)