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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Marine receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 1.5-20 MHz 150-4200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 9 tube superhet Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 495 kHz 600 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker or headphones 5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 6/170V 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 1932 and 1934 in USA Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
? 492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 36 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Seven optional bands - 35 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? External power supply 5886AB ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-A NATIONAL-COMPANY-AGS SAILOR-R000106