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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 30 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? CW: 0.2 µV / 10 dB
AM: 1 µV / 10 dB
FM: 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
3.6 kHz @ -40 dB
AM: 6 kHz
CW: 200-1200 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (AM/CW/SSB) / triple (FM) conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? 70 dB
Audio output ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 1-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 700 mA
TX - 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1974 Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 289 × 162 × 239 mm
(11.38 × 6.38 × 9.41 in)
230 × 230 × 90 mm
(9.06 × 9.06 × 3.54 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band USB interface
LCD display
Built-in keyer
Built-in ATU
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-C CHINESE-KN-000920