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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise.
Selectivity ? 5kHz (6 dB) or better
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 60dB
Audio output ? 1W @ 3% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (120 VAC)
Current RX ? 40W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 1961 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Seven optional bands ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-A DRAKE-000002-B