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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.15-0.535 / 1.5-4 / 4-4.5 / 6-6.5 / 8-9 / 12-13.5 / 16-17.5 / 22-23 / 25-26 MHz 5.95-6.55 / 9.45-10.05 / 11.45-12.05 / 14.95-15.55 / 17.45-18.05 / 21.45-22.05 / 25.45-26.05 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Transistor/tube hybrid.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? External speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω 52Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 24V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 60W ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1966 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
274 × 140 × 295 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 11.61 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? S-meter
1/4 inch headphone jack
Accessories ? ? MS-4 external speaker
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 DRAKE-RR-000001 DRAKE-SW000004