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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 0.54-62 MHz in six bands 0.525-1.65 / 1.6-3.9 / 3.9-12 / 12-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ? ?
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 13 tubes Double Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60dB ? ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ? 3W max, 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 450 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) Mains Mains or 4LR20 / D
Current RX 40W ? 7W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1938 and 19xx in USA Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
431.8 × 304.8 × 304.8 mm
(17.00 × 12.00 × 12.00 in)
254 × 254 × 101 mm
(10.00 × 10.00 × 3.98 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000017-SUPER-SKYRIDER NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-001150