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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.005%
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.7 mV for 10 dB; (S+N)/N typical
Selectivity ? ? 6 dB @ 7 kHz, 70 dB @ 10 kHz typical
Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 75 dB
Audio output ? ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 120 W ? 1 or 4 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12.0 VDC nominal (negative ground)
Current RX ? ? 0.5 A
TX Max 25 A - 1.4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1984 and 1990 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
? 67 × 140 × 389 mm
(2.64 × 5.51 × 15.31 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 595 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 HEATHKIT-SW-007800 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO000340XL