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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 82 ~ USD 314
USD 538 ~ USD 559
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HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz 5.52 MHz
Image rejection > 60 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) 50-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 300-500 mA
TX ? 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions ? 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000004C ATLAS-000210