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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) - 26-56 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 10-80 m 28-29.7/50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) 100 W AM: 5-25 W, FM/SSB/CW: 10-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? - 1.4-1.6 A
TX ? ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000004C HEATHKIT-HX-001681 ICOM-IC-000575H