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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm per °C
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 1.6-2.7 / 2.7-4.7 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than 10 µV 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
Selectivity ? ? 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
Filters 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 90 dB 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz
Audio output ? ? 1 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 24V DC or mains Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available
Current RX Max 2 A 70 mA @ 100-150 VAC 77 mA typical
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain
Dimensions 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
430 × 220 × 250 mm
(16.93 × 8.66 × 9.84 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight ? 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 6.30 kg (13.9 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-R-000077 EDDYSTONE-000909A EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII