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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  160m  80m  40m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.15-0.535 / 1.5-4 / 4-4.5 / 6-6.5 / 8-9 / 12-13.5 / 16-17.5 / 22-23 / 25-26 MHz 1.5-20 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 9 tube superhet
IF-freqs. ? ? 495 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? External speaker or headphones

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 24V DC or mains Mains or 6/170V
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1932 and 1934 in USA
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
?
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Seven optional bands ? -
Accessories ? ? External power supply 5886AB
MPN DRAKE-000002-A DRAKE-RR-000001 NATIONAL-COMPANY-AGS