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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  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.15-35 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD 8 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 11.7 - 15.8V DC 110-120 / 220-240V AC
Current RX ? 1 A max ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x Between 1947 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandspread in ham bands
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000002 ALINCO-DX-R000008 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183D