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The Drake 1-A receiver was the first commercially built amateur receiver designed for single sideband reception. Radical for its time; in 1957, it represented a departure from the trend of "big and heavy" design and focused on performance and functionality. The receiver is set up to receive only SSB and CW. There is no AM detector. The twelve tube receiver has a crystal-mixed front end on the 80-10m ham bands. There is a rear-firing Jensen speaker factory installed on the rear panel. Selectivity is 2.5 KHz at 6 db down and 8.1 KHz at 60 db down by use of an L/C filter. A smooth two speed dial is employed and the famous Drake passband tuning is a joy to use.
General characteristics
- HAM bands
- 80m 40m 20m 15m 10m
- Frequency stability
- ?
- Tuning steps
- ?
- Memories
- ?
Receiver
- RX-range
- 80-10 m
- Modulations
- AM CW SSB
- Sensitivity
- ?
- Selectivity
- 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB)
- Filters
- ?
- Receiver system
- ?
- IF-frequencies
- ?
- Image rejection
- ?
- Audio output
- Jensen speaker
Connections
- Antenna
- -
- Impedance
- 50 Ω
- Other
- -
Electrical
- Power requirements
- Mains
- Current drain RX
- ?
- TX
- -
Physical
- Dimensions (w×h×d)
- 171 × 279 × 381 mm (6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
- Weight
- 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
- Form factor
- Base Station
- Manufactured
- Between 1957 and 1959
Other features
- Usage
- Amateur / Ham radio operators
- Features + options
- One optional band
- Accessories
- -
- RigReference ID
- 2570
- MPN
- DRAKE-000001-A
Manuals, diagrams and brochures
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New and second-hand prices
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Based on historic data, today's second-hand price of the Drake 1-A is around:
- USD 44.00 ~ USD 1.00
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