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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 50-52 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less then 1 mV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? ±3kHz at 6dB down, less then ±12kHz at 50dB down
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 5745 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4 W @ 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 50-52 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 10

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - SO-239
Impedance 75Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 ? 12V DC or mains (160 W max)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 14 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? ? 308 × 130 × 235 mm
(12.13 × 5.12 × 9.25 in)
Weight ? ? 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180X LAFAYETTE-HA-000460