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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.75 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1991 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions ? 483 × 135 × 470 mm
(19.02 × 5.31 × 18.50 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight ? 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000002 RACAL-RA-006793A EDDYSTONE-EB-000035