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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 0.01-30 MHz ?-? MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ? ?
Selectivity 5kHz (6 dB) or better ? ?
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 60dB ? ?
Audio output 1W @ 3% THD ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 VAC) 13.8V DC or mains 24V DC or mains
Current RX 40W Max 2 A ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
Weight 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-B DRAKE-R-000077 DRAKE-RR-000001B