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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
Filters ? ? 400 Hz optional
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 9.00165 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 100 W on all bands

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 13.8V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.8 A
TX - ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? ? 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 SOMMERKAMP-SK-000269RH SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103