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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±15 ppm from +5 to +55 deg. C
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.01-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 11-16V DC
Current RX ? Max 2 A -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between and
Dimensions ? 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
173 × 115 × 330 mm
(6.81 × 4.53 × 12.99 in)
Weight ? ? 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007 DRAKE-R-000077 DRAKE-RV000075