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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Amateur Station Control

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? Continuous -

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz HF
Modulations AM   SSB   USB   ISB   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W 0.75 W -

Transmitter

TX-range - - HF
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 75/400Ω 50~75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120/240 V AC) 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 19xx Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 330 × 140 × 380 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Marine / Navy Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AFC ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-MSR-000001 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-II YAESU-YO-000301