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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 0.5-30 MHz 7-7.1 / 21-21.45 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC 15 + 40m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 1/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12-15 V DC
Current RX - Max 1.5 A ?
TX ? Max 20 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1973 Between 1992 and 199x Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
250 × 115 × 90 mm
(9.84 × 4.53 × 3.54 in)
Weight ? 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004XB ICOM-IC-000728 JRC-JST-000010A