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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 0.5-30 MHz 3-32 MHz
0.5-3 MHz with reduced sensitivity
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR using high-performance 32-bit floating-point DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC 80-10 m ham bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 80-15m: 10W max, 12-10m: 8W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 6.5-14V DC
Current RX - Max 1.5 A 135 mA
TX ? Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1973 Between 1992 and 199x Between 2016 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
147 × 71 × 38 mm
(5.79 × 2.80 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz) without options
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in PSK/TTY decode/encode
Built-in QSK keyer
Built-in speaker
Low-profile knops and feet
Rear tilt foot
High contrast alphanumeric LCD
Integrated numeric keypad for direct frequency entry
Computer control via supplied USB or RS232 cable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004XB ICOM-IC-000728 ELECRAFT-KX000002