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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 160-10 m 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
Filters ? ? 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 80 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal)
Current RX ? ? 3 A (60 W)
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
Weight ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 8.34 kg (18.4 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 COLLINS-000651S-1 DRAKE-R000004A DRAKE-R000007A