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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±0.5 p.p.m. (–10˚C to +60˚C; 14˚F to 140˚F)
Tuning steps ? Continuous 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) SSB/CW (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: 0.16μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 0.13μV

AM (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: 12.6μV
1.8-29.995MHz: 2.0μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 1.0μV

FM (at 12dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: -
28.0-29.7MHz: 0.5μV
50MHz band: 0.25μV
Selectivity ? Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) SSB (BW: 2.4KHz)
More than 2.4kHz/–6dB
Less than 3.4kHz/–40dB

CW (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 700Hz/–40dB

RTTY (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 800Hz/–40dB

AM (BW: 6kHz)
More than 6.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 10kHz/–40dB

FM (BW: 15kHz)
More than 12.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 22kHz/–40dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz Direct Sampling Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
36 kHz
Image rejection ? 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB More than 70dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-1.999 / 3.5-3.999 / 5.255-5.405* / 7-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 / 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 85 VA max 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio)
TX - - 21A (at 100W output power)

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 2016 and 20xx
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Real-time spectrum scope
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
101 channels (99 regular, 2 scan edges)
SD memory card slot for saving data
Cooling fan system
Multi-function meter
CW functions: full break-in, CW reverse, CW auto tuning
SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM modes
Remote control via PC (RS-BA1 IP remote control software)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000004A EDDYSTONE-000830/7 ICOM-IC-007300