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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

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 ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 75Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? 85 VA max 80 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
?
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000004A EDDYSTONE-000830/7 EDDYSTONE-000730/6