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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.01-30 MHz 0.15-0.5 MHz + 23 additional
500 KHz ranges between 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   CW   SSB  
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
?
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 - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary RCA (Tulip) Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? 3 A (60 W) Max 210 mA @ 12 VDC (with dial lamps turned off)
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
274 × 140 × 324 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 12.76 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000004A DRAKE-R000007A DRAKE-SPR-000004