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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 5.95-6.55 / 9.45-10.05 / 11.45-12.05 / 14.95-15.55 / 17.45-18.05 / 21.45-22.05 / 25.45-26.05 MHz LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 545 kHz - 33 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations AM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? XTAL-filter was added in later versions
Receiver system Transistor/tube hybrid. ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required Internal speaker 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic Clamps / screws
Impedance 52Ω 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in USA Between 1969 and 1971 Between 1932 and 1935 in USA
Dimensions 274 × 140 × 295 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 11.61 in)
440 × 260 × 130 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 5.12 in)
527 × 241 × 349 mm
(20.75 × 9.49 × 13.74 in)
Weight ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-meter
1/4 inch headphone jack
Band spread ?
Accessories MS-4 external speaker ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000004 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000210-AMATEUR HAMMARLUND-COMET-PRO