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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m LW / MW / 51.7-29.9 / 87-108 MHz 0.6-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ 2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 5 kHz
300 Hz with optional crystal filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 6V DC batteries or 6V DC external Mains
Current RX ? ? 65 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
184 × 120 × 40 mm
(7.24 × 4.72 × 1.57 in)
426 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 510 gr (1.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000004A GRUNDIG-YACHT-BOY-000080-(WR5408-PLL) EDDYSTONE-000504