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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - - 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.75 W

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 80-10 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   DSB   -
RF-output 100 W 60 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX - - ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1973 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions ? ? 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? AFC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-T-000004XB HAMMARLUND-HX-000500 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-II