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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 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 80-10 m 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) @ -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 Jensen speaker 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A DRAKE-R000007A