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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 ppm. 0° to 50° C. ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 0.54-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB (10 dB S/N): < 0.5µV 0.5-30 MHz
AM (10 dB S/N): < 2.0µV 0.5-30 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 87-108 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 118-137 MHz
?
Selectivity ? AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6dB
AM: 4.0 kHz @ -6dB
LSB/USB: 2.3 kHz @ -6dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB .5-30 MHz> 50 dB 87-108 MHz> 60 dB 118-137 MHz ?
Audio output ? 2 Watts, 4 Ohms. < 5% distortion 1 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 75Ω 50 / 300 / 500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 7-10V DC external or 6×LR20 internal 105-125V AC
Current RX ? 1 A max ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 1994 and 2000 in Ohio, U.S.A. Between 1961 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions ? 292 × 133 × 330 mm
(11.50 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
400 × 222 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.74 × 9.02 in)
Weight ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 70 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 DRAKE-SW000008 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000190