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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz: 0.7 µV
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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 - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC or 4LR6 ?
Current RX 60W ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1958 and 1959 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)
300 × 178 × 102 mm
(11.81 × 7.01 × 4.02 in)
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 MORROW-MB-000006