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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 10-160 m 30-50 / 152-174 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? XTAL and VFO
IF-freqs. 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 12V DC or mains
Current RX Max 2 A ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
?
Weight ? 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Seperate Tuning Knobs for VHF-HI & VHF-LO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000077 HEATHKIT-RX-000001-'MOHAWK' RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000002B