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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 Hz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   AM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
5.5 kHz ?
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? - 100 mW

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 3 A (60 W) Max 400 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 1983
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
276 × 111 × 194 mm
(10.87 × 4.37 × 7.64 in)
78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A DRAKE-SW000001 ZODIAC-P-002012CH