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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity
Receiver system ? ? 7-tubes superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m (no WARC) 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   -
RF-output SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains
Current RX ? - ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 19xx Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? S-meter
Antenna trimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000004C HEATHKIT-HX-001681 HEATHKIT-HR-000010B