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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 1.8-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Jensen speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 80 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 11-16V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 2 A
TX - Max 15 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 1982 and 19xx Between 199x and 2005
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
? 334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 440 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band ? RS232C interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A DRAKE-TR-000005 DRAKE-R000008A