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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz 0.54-20 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 12" HiFi speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 80 W ? 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W)

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 100Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Separate PSU 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 15 A - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1993 and 199x
Dimensions ? ? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 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 ? ? Built-in keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000005 HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X ICOM-IC-000737