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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm per degree centigrade change in ambient temperature ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.5-30 MHz in 6 bands 0.5-30.5 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-1.13 MHz: 6 µV
1.13-30 MHz: 3 µV
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Selectivity ? 5 kHz (-6 dB)
12 kHz (-30 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion 16 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB at 1-6 MHz, 20 dB at 18 MHz ?
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - -
Impedance 50Ω 75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC Mains
Current RX 60W 210 mA max ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain Between 1950 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
430 × 222 × 279 mm
(16.93 × 8.74 × 10.98 in)
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Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 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-000004B EDDYSTONE-000960 COLLINS-000051J-2