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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Speaker
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m - ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 15-80m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains
Current RX 60W - ?
TX - - 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between and Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
? 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ? 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs)
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-R-000004 DRAKE-000002-CQ HEATHKIT-SB-000201