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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Station Control

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV ?
Selectivity (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m
Modulations - All mode  
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX ? 15 W
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
260 × 184 × 387 mm
(10.24 × 7.24 × 15.24 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R-000004C HEATHKIT-SB-000634