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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.54-48 MHz in five bands 80-6 m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne 9 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 3 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX Max 2 A ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1935 and 193x in USA Between 1960 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
? 400 × 222 × 228 mm
(15.75 × 8.74 × 8.98 in)
Weight ? ? ?
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 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000007-SUPER-SKYRIDER NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000270