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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Speaker
Kompact Kilowatt

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz - ?
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   - -
Sensitivity 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
? ?
Selectivity 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available ? ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. Output: 50 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2 W @ 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80m
Modulations - - SSB  
RF-output ? ? 1 kW PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 1000 / 50Ω ? 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz 12~15 V DC Mains
Current RX 35 W 500 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1965 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
310 × 80 × 254 mm
(12.20 × 3.15 × 10.00 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-DSR-000002 LOWE-SP-000150 HEATHKIT-HA-000014