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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 1-20 MHz in 5 bands 10-160 m + 6 m (1.8-54 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superhet with RF-stage ?
IF-freqs. ? 460 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Jensen speaker 0.05 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 / 24 V DC, 110 / 120 V AC depending on version Mains (110 / 220 V DC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 1951 and 197x Between 1962 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
310 × 215 × 230 mm
(12.20 × 8.46 × 9.06 in)
385 × 185 × 255 mm
(15.16 × 7.28 × 10.04 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A MILITARY-R000209 STAR-SR-000550