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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options)
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan
Dimensions ? 381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
?
Weight ? 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004X HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III KENWOOD-R-000599S