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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
HF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.15-0.5 MHz + 23 additional
500 KHz ranges between 0.5-30 MHz
0.5-30.5 MHz in 30 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Jensen speaker ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Hi-Z Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? Max 210 mA @ 12 VDC (with dial lamps turned off) Max 100 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
274 × 140 × 324 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 12.76 in)
483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 40.00 kg (88.3 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 One optional band ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A DRAKE-SPR-000004 EDDYSTONE-000880/3