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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.15-0.5 MHz + 23 additional
500 KHz ranges between 0.5-30 MHz
0.54-48 MHz in five bands
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? 9 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Hi-Z Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC or mains Mains
Current RX Max 2 A Max 210 mA @ 12 VDC (with dial lamps turned off) ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1935 and 193x in USA
Dimensions 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
274 × 140 × 324 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 12.76 in)
?
Weight ? 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000077 DRAKE-SPR-000004 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000007-SUPER-SKYRIDER