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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Monitoring Scope

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 3.5-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz: 0.7 µV
60 mV / 1/4" deflection (horizontal and vertical)
Selectivity ? +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC or 4LR6 Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX 60W ? 25 W
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
62 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.44 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
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Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 224 gr (7.9 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004B RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000079 HEATHKIT-SB-000614