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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz 2.4 kHz
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 30/100 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 13.8V DC or mains 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC
Current RX ? 2A max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 1982 and 1985 Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany
Dimensions ? 346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
?
Weight ? ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 DRAKE-R-004245 RFT-SEG-000100