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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.538-34 MHz in four bands 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV ? ?
Selectivity (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
? ?
Filters ? Crystal ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
? 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 5.70 kg (12.6 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 RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000085 KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS