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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.5-30 MHz 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? Max 100 W 80 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
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Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000004A EDDYSTONE-000880/2 EDDYSTONE-000730/6