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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ?
Selectivity ? Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10 / 11 m
Modulations - - AM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX 60W 85 VA max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
?
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004 EDDYSTONE-000830/7 MAC-L-002000